In patients with rotatory type of giddiness patients are treated with and without head shake along with its treatment

Effect of head shaking maneuver on subjective and objective treatment outcomes in patients treated with epley maneuver for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo -Randomized control trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/08/056503

Enrollment

Registered

2023-08-16

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-08-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: H60-H95- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

Interventions

Intervention1: head shake manuever: The patients head was brought to a 30Â° flexion position and eyes were left open. Then the maneuver was applied by the examiner by turning the patients head horizon

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Patients with BPPV 2)Age above 18yrs and below 60 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients on vestibular sedatives in last 72 hours 2)Patients with central causes and other peripheral causes of giddiness 3)Pregnant women and mentally challenged persons 4)Orthostatic Hypotension 5)Alcoholic withdrawal Syndrome 6)Middle ear pathology 7)Uncontrolled Diabetic mellitus 8)Uncontrolled Hypertension 9)Severe Cervical spondylosis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To measure the effect of head shaking maneuver on subjective treatment outcomes (measured by dizziness handicap inventory, Berg balance scale) among the patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo undergoing treatment with epley maneuver.Timepoint: 7-10 days	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To measure the effect of head shaking maneuver on objective treatment outcome (measured by Vestibular evoked myogenic potential) among the patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo undergoing treatment with epley maneuverTimepoint: 3 to 5 days	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactGOKUL

PIMS

drkumar123@gmail.com8903307394

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026