A feasibility study of psychologically informed vestibular rehabilitation for persistent dizziness

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Chronic dizziness / Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD); Signs and Symptoms; Dizziness and giddiness

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10420559
• Lead Sponsor: King's College London

Brief Summary

2021 Protocol article in https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00896-y (added 21/01/2022) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35397754/ (added 11/04/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-04-08
• Last Update Posted: 10 October 2022
• Study Completion: 2022-10-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients attending the neuro-otology balance clinic at St George’s University Hospitals Foundation Trust with symptoms of chronic dizziness (>= 3 months) made worse by movement of the self and/or the environment
2. Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) > = 40
3. Aged > = 18 years
4. Not currently participating in vestibular rehabilitation or psychological treatment (talking therapies)
5. Able to provide consent and willing to comply with the proposed training and testing regime

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with incomplete diagnosis or ongoing investigations
2. Patients with vestibular migraine or other headache/migraine disorder with > = 3 headaches a month and/or MIDAS (Migraine Disability Assessment) > = 6
3. Patients with active Meniere’s disease or BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo)
4. Patients with central vestibular disorders (excluding migraine and functional disorders), other neurological disorders, significant systematic illness or known psychiatric disorders
5. Patients with acute orthopaedic disorders influencing balance control and gait
6. Insufficient grasp of written/spoken English

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified