The aim of this study is to assess if early supported vestibular rehabilitation can reduce dizziness and improve daily life activities in patients with acute vestibular injury. The study question is: Does early supported vestibular rehabilitation have an additional effect on dizziness symptoms and daily life functions compared to standard treatment?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
54
Daily home training (4-6 specific exercises) 2-3 times per day. Group training led by a physiotherapist twice per week during the first 10 weeks and once per week from 10 weeks to 12 months or to symptoms are cured.
treatment as usual
St. Olavs Hospital
Trondheim, Norway
vertigo
Vertigo symptom scale (VSS)
Time frame: at inclusion, 10-12 weeks, 12 months
Dizziness
Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), University of California Los Angeles Dizziness Questionnaire (UCLA-DQ), Three questions regarding dizziness on VAS-scale,
Time frame: At inclusion, 10-12 weeks, 12 months
Movement provoked dizziness
Rombergs test and advanced Rombergs test
Time frame: at inclusion, 10-12 weeks, 12 months
return of symptoms
Time frame: 12 months
sick leave
Time frame: 12 months
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