NCT02475239

Efficacy of Postural Restriction in Treating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 186 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Prince of Songkla University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The standard treatment of posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is the canalith repositioning procedure or the Epley maneuver. Based on the present literature, there is controversy on the efficacy of post-maneuver postural restrictions.The aim of this study was to conduct a randomized controlled trial to compare the treatment efficacy of post-maneuver postural restriction with CRP alone in patients with posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Detailed description

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is the most common cause of vertigo. Based on the present literature, there is controversy on the efficacy of post-maneuver postural restrictions.Some study designs were not randomized controlled trials. The present study offers an alternative way of postural restriction to maintain postural restriction as much as possible.

Conditions

• Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Postural restriction	The patients were instructed to avoid head movements, wear a soft collar during the daytime, wear a supporting pillow and sleep in the semi-upright position at a 45 degree head elevation from the horizontal plane during the nighttime for 48 hours.
BEHAVIORAL	Normal daily activity	The patients did not follow any postural restrictions and were asked to live as normally as possible.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-12-01
• Primary completion: 2017-03-01
• Completion: 2017-06-01
• First posted: 2015-06-18
• Last updated: 2015-06-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Thailand