NCT01008124

The Liberatory Maneuver for the Treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)

The Liberatory Maneuver for the Treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Midwestern University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is being done because the investigators would like to know how effective the Liberatory maneuver is in treating benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).

Detailed description

BPPV is a problem with the inner ear that causes brief periods of vertigo triggered by changes in the position of the head such as rolling, looking up, or bending down. BPPV is presently thought to be caused by small pieces of debris or crystals becoming displaced within the inner ear. It can be treated by moving the patient through a series of positions called a maneuver. There are 2 different maneuvers currently used to treat BPPV by the clinician called the liberatory maneuver and the canalith repositioning procedure. We would like to determine how effective the liberatory maneuver is in the treatment of BPPV compared to a placebo maneuver.

Conditions

• Vertigo
• Vestibular Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Liberatory Maneuver	3 cycles of the liberatory maneuver initial session.
OTHER	Placebo maneuver	3 cycles placebo maneuver initial session.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-11-01
• Primary completion: 2010-11-01
• Completion: 2010-11-01
• First posted: 2009-11-05
• Last updated: 2021-03-29

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States