Effects of acupuncture, cervical manipulation and vestibular rehabilitation on dizziness

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0002326

Enrollment

150

Registered

2017-05-15

Start date

2011-07-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(acupuncture, manual manipulation and vestibular rehabilitation) : Arm1 : acupuncture, manual manipulation and vestibular rehabilitation Arm2 : manual manipulation and vestibular rehabilitation

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Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants were eligible for the study if they (1) experienced non-specific dizziness; (2) had dizziness for a period of 1 month or more; (3) reported dizziness at least three times per week (4) pain and stiffness of the cervical spine(using motion palpation, to identify symptomatic zygapophysial joints)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants were excluded if they (1) had known otolaryngological diseases such as Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), Meniere's disease, vestibular neuritis, or labyrinthitis (2) had central nervous system diseases such as a brain tumor, cerebral infarction or hemorrhage (3) had cardiovascular disease induced dizziness (4) were taking medication, such as an antihistamine or tranquilizer, which is associated with dizziness.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Dizziness Handicap Inventory(DHI)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
cervical subluxation motion palpation	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactSeung il Youn

Kyung Hee University

chiroyun@hanmail.net+82-2-562-0075

Outcome results