Health Condition 1: H823- Vertiginous syndromes in diseasesclassified elsewhere, bilateral
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Conventional Vs Homoeopathy: Case taking and repertorisation will be done and Homoeopathic medicines will be prescribed based on symptom similarity for each case in the homoeopathy grou
Sponsors
Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients of either sex above 15 years of age 2. Two or more episodes of vertigo or dizziness, each lasting 20 minutes to 24 hours. 3. Fluctuating aural symptoms (hearing, tinnitus or fullness) in the affected ear.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. All other vesibular causes like Vestibular paroxysmia, Vestibular migraine, Transient ischemic attacks, Endolymphatic sac tumor, and Chronic subjective dizziness will be excluded based on the clinical features and MRI brain [if indicated]. 2. Pregnant women. 3. Persons addicted to narcotic substances.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ménière’s disease patient-oriented severity index [MD-POSI]Timepoint: At 3 months interval | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| . Audiometry – Pure Tone Average [PTA] 2. Frequency of vertigo – X/Y×100. X is the average number of vertigo spells per month for the six months 18-24 months after therapy and Y is the average number of vertigo spells per month for the six months before therapy. Timepoint: At baseline and at the end of study | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Vinitha ER
National Homoeopathy Research Institute in Mental Health Kottayam, Under CCRH, Ministry of Ayush
Outcome results
None listed