Feasibility of introducing specialised vestibular physiotherapy in the Emergency Department - Dizzy PT

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Benign paroxsymal positional vertigo (BPPV); Peripheral Vestibulopathy; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Ear - Other ear disorders; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001587291
• Lead Sponsor: Melanie Lloyd

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-09-25
• Last Update Posted: 30 September 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Presenting to Sunshine Emergency Department with symptoms of dizziness/vertigo/imbalance.
Inclusion in intervention arm will also require them to be present in ED during the clinician business hours (8am -4pm Monday - Friday)

Exclusion Criteria

1)Patients given a primary diagnosis by a medical officer at initial assessment (or thereafter) of a clear non-vestibular cause (e.g. a cardiac, endocrine, respiratory, psychological or central neurological event, disease or disorder).
2)Patient unable to understand instructions and willingly participate in vestibular assessment with the physiotherapist (whether due to language, cognition, symptoms or any other reason).
3)Patients not able to provide written informed consent (whether due to NESB, cognition, symptoms or any other reason)
4)Patients present in ED outside vestibular physiotherapy service hours

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of patients presenting to ED with symptoms of dizziness/vertigo/imbalance who are eligible, willing and able to participate in Vestibular Physiotherapy Assessment in the ED (as obtained from hospital records and physiotherapist case notes)[on presentation to ED];Reasons for ineligibilty and inability to participate in Vestibular Physiotherapy Assessment (out of hours, NESB, declined, too symptomatic etc) - as obtained from hospital records and physiotherapist case notes[At initial contact with project team in ED]