Clinical Trial: Treatment of Apogeotropic Horizontal Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
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Brief Summary: The purpose of this study was to compare the immediate efficacies of each treatment maneuvers in treatment of apogeotropic horizontal canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (HC-BPPV).
Detailed Summary: A randomized prospective study of patients with HC-BPPV. Patients with apogeotropic type of HC-BPPV were randomized to one of each three treatment groups at their first clinic visit. These groups included the Gufoni maneuver, head-shaking maneuver, and sham group in apogeotropic HC-BPPV. Responsiveness of treatment maneuver was determined by positioning maneuver immediately after each treatment method based on resolves of vertigo and positional nystagmus.
Sponsor: Chonbuk National University
Current Primary Outcome: Treatment of Apogeotropic Horizontal Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: A Randomized Clinical Trial [ Time Frame: one hour ]
Original Primary Outcome: Conversion in direction of nystagmus from ageotropic to geotropic or disappearance of nystagmus [ Time Frame: 1 day ]
Current Secondary Outcome:
Original Secondary Outcome:
Information By: Chonbuk National University
Dates:
Date Received: January 25, 2014
Date Started: September 2013
Date Completion:
Last Updated: May 31, 2011
Last Verified: May 2011