dizziness presyncope
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: consultation in general practice for dizziness
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - no complaints of dizziness at inclusion (which will be about 3-4 weeks after peresentation to the general practitioner) - not able to communicate in Dutch or English - cognitive impairment - blindness (visual acuity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The combination of tests that is most discriminative in dizzy elderly patients with the judgement of an expert panel on the most desired medical management as reference. We aim to formulate diagnostic (prognostic) rules for the management of dizziness in elderly in general practice. De combinatie van testen die het meest onderscheidend is bij duizeligheid van de oudere patiënt ten opzichte van de referentiestandaard: het oordeel van een deskundigenpanel ten aanzien van het te voeren beleid. Het streven is om diagnostische (en prognostische) regels te formuleren ten aanzien van het beleid bij duizeligheid bij ouderen in de huisartspraktijk. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| In the study for determinants the endpoints are clinical profiles, i.e. combinations of conditions (physical and/or mental), known by certain test results, that correlate with the complaint of dizziness. With a panel diagnosis as reference standard we will be able to determine the diagnostic odds ratio and likelihood ratios of diagnostic tests or combination of tests for some frequently occurring diagnoses. - diagnostic profiles, i.e. combinations of conditions (physical and/or mental), that correlate with the existance of complaints of dizziness. -diagnostic odds ratios and likelihoodratios of (combinations of) test results for some highly prevalent diagnsoses. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed