Comparison of the treatment effect of the modified Epley maneuver vs. simplified Epley maneuver for the posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Comparison of the treatment effect of the modified Epley maneuver vs. simplified Epley maneuver for the benign paroxysmal positional vertigo involving posterior semicircular canal : Double-Blind, Randomized, Multi-center, Efficacy Trial.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0005904

Enrollment

120

Registered

2021-02-18

Start date

2021-02-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-02-23

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery, Others(canalith repositioning procedures) : The starting positions of the canalith repositioning therapy are different between the modified (Dix-Hallpike position to the involved ca

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A) Recurrent attacks of positional vertigo or positional dizziness provoked by lying down or turning over in the supine position. B) Duration of attacks < 1 min. C) Positional nystagmus elicited after a latency of one or few seconds by the straight head hanging test The nystagmus is a combination of torsional nystagmus with the upper pole of the eyes beating toward the lower ear combined with vertical nystagmus beating upward (toward the forehead) typically lasting < 1 minute D) Not attributable to another disorder. E) Subjects over 19 years old F) Subjects who agree to participate in this clinical trial

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: A) Minors under the age of 19 B) Subjects diagnosed with bilateral PC-BPPV C) The positional nystagmus lasts more than 1 minute D) When it is not possible to perform CRP due to spinal lesion, severe obesity, severe pain, pregnancy, etc. E) When the cause of dizziness is found to be an organic central disease F) When the cause of dizziness is found to be other vestibular diseases such as vestibular neuritis and Meniere's diseaseG) When dizziness and nystagmus were improved during the series of procedures based on this study H) In the investigator's opinion, subjects are difficult to participate I) Subjects who disagree with this clinical trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
immediately effects of canalith repositioning procedures (CRP)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
long term effects of CRP;Dizziness Handicap Inventory score,;Treatment effect according to underlying medical history, sex, and age.	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactHyo-Jung Kim

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Outcome results