Testing the Epley Maneuver for Treating Dizziness in the Emergency Department
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 118 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the efficacy of the Epley maneuver versus a sham maneuver in treating patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with BPPV. The main questions that the study aims to answer are:
* What is the mean difference in Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) scores between patients receiving the Epley maneuver and those receiving the sham m…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
* Age: above 18 years old
* Patients presenting to the ED with symptoms of BPPV (single or recurrent episodes of vertigo lasting up to 2 minutes) and a positive DHT (episode of vertigo associated with torsional upbeating nystagmus) indicating a posterior semicircular canal BPPV.
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