Prospective investigations of vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in comparison with healthy subjects as a parameter for prognosis an success of therapy

Prospective investigations of vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in comparison with healthy subjects as a parameter for prognosis an success of therapy - VEMP in patients with BPPV

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00003302

Enrollment

200

Registered

2012-01-20

Start date

2012-01-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

H81.1

Interventions

Group 1: patients with BPPV:Comparison of the amplitudes and latencies of VEMP (vestibular evoked myogenic potentials) before and after Dix-Hallpike / Semont /Epley manoeuvre and between healthy perso

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with BPPV: suspicion of BPPV, normal clinical findings in ear microscopy, age > 18y., no use of alcohol within 12h, no acute loss of hearing, no use of sedativa or neurotological drugs, no neurological diseases Healthy subjects: no suspicion of acute vertigo and peripheral vestibular disease, normal clinical findings in ear microscopy, age > 18y., no use of alcohol within 12h, no acute loss of hearing, no use of sedativa or neurotological drugs, no neurological diseases

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with BPPV and healthy subjects: conductive hearing loss > 10 dB, age > 70y., pregnancy, lactation, incompliance, drug and alcohol abuse

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of the amplitudes and latencies of VEMP (vestibular evoked myogenic potentials) before and after Dix-Hallpike / Semont /Epley manoeuvre	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of the amplitudes and latencies of VEMP between healthy persons and persons suffering from BPPV	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKarsten Koch

HELIOS Klinikum Borna Klinik für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde kopf- Hals- und plastische Gesichtschirurgie

karsten.koch@helios-kliniken.de03433211476

Outcome results

None listed

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