Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03643354
Evaluation of the Prevalence of BPPV and Longterm Effects of Its Therapy Using the Rotundum Device in Retirement Homes
Evaluation of the Prevalence of BPPV and Longterm Effects of Its Therapy in Retirement Homes
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 453 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is one of the most common types of vertigo, especially in elderly. Therefore the investigators have set the goal to evaluate the prevalence of BPPV and its therapy using the Rotundum device in elderly living in retirement homes. Furthermore the investigators use a questionnaire to evaluate possible predictive signs to improve the diagnosis of this disease.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIAGNOSTIC_TEST | Epley maneuver/Barbeque maneuver | Subjects will be rotated using the Rotundum Device to perform the previously described maneuvers Epley/Barbeque to evaluate the presence of BPPV. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-11-25
- Primary completion
- 2023-01-01
- Completion
- 2023-04-01
- First posted
- 2018-08-22
- Last updated
- 2023-05-16
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Switzerland
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03643354. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.