Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr R Palaniappan
ORCID ID
Contact details
Audiological Medicine Department
RNTNE
Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust
330 Grays Inn Road
Kings Cross
London
WC1X 8DA
United Kingdom
+44 020 7915 1300 ext 4259
rudipal@hotmail.com
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0256111276
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
How efficient are the different non-surgical treatments that are in current clinical practice? Is any one method better than the other?
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
Signs and Symptoms: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
Intervention
1. Particle repositioning manoeuvre alone
2. Particle repositioning manoeuvre plus soft collar & sleeping instructions
3. Particle repositioning manoeuvre with bone vibrator
4. Particle repositioning manoeuvre with bone vibrator plus soft collar & sleeping instructions
5. Control group treated with rehabilitation exercises
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
All the above described methods are recognized standard treatment procedures for BPPV in current clinical practice. Patients will be reviewed in the clinic 8 weeks post-treatment, when they will be required to answer the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI). Questionnaire. A negative Hallpike's test during this visit would be considered as a positive outcome.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/02/2002
Overall trial end date
31/07/2003
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Poor recruitment
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Outpatients who have a positive Dix-Hallpike's positional test diagnostic of BPPV
Five groups, approx 20 patients per group. 5 Patients recruited 2001- 2002.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
100
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/02/2002
Recruitment end date
31/07/2003
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Audiological Medicine Department, RNTNE
London
WC1X 8DA
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list