Effects of vestibular rehabilitation for patients with persistent postural-perceptual dizziness: A randomized controlled study

Effects of vestibular rehabilitation for patients with persistent postural-perceptual dizziness: A randomized controlled study - Effects of vestibular rehabilitation for patients with PPPD

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000055880

Enrollment

Registered

2024-10-18

Start date

2024-10-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness

Interventions

Vestibular rehabilitation Intervention period: 6 weeks Usual treatment Intervention period: 6 weeks

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with persistent postural-perceptual dizziness 2. Total score of 31 or more on the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have previously undergone vestibular rehabilitation 2. Cognitive impairment 3. Central neurological symptoms 4. Patients taking SSRI or SNRI in the last month

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Visual vertigo analogue scale (VVAS) Functional gait assessment (FGA) Dynamic gait index (DGI) Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) Dynamic Visual Acuity (DVA) Stabilometry Activities-specific balance confidence (ABC) scale Niigata PPPD questionnaire (NPQ) Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) Dizziness catastrophizing Scale (DCS) Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) Vestibular Activities Avoidance Instrument (VAAI) Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI)	—

Measure

Time frame

Visual vertigo analogue scale (VVAS) Functional gait assessment (FGA) Dynamic gait index (DGI) Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) Dynamic Visual Acuity (DVA) Stabilometry Activities-specific balance confidence (ABC) scale Niigata PPPD questionnaire (NPQ) Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) Dizziness catastrophizing Scale (DCS) Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) Vestibular Activities Avoidance Instrument (VAAI) Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI)

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactRyozo Tanaka

Mejiro University Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences

r.tanaka@mejiro.ac.jp048-797-2131

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026