The VERTIGO study is likely to help determine characteristics of different types of vertigo in patients presenting in the Ear Nose \& Throat (ENT) clinics with complaints of dizziness. Moreover, it will also help to develop an understanding about the current management practices of this condition at local level.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
400
Research facility ID ORG-001139
Hyderābād, Pakistan
Research facility ID ORG-001053
Islamabad, Pakistan
Research facility ID ORG-001070
Karachi, Pakistan
Characteristics (Different Types) of dizziness
It will be determined that a patient with dizziness is suffering from what type of Vertigo i.e. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Menier's Disease, Vestibular Neuritis, Labyrinthitis or any other. As these are clinical types of Vertigo these cannot be measured in units
Time frame: 6 months
Quality of Life (QoL) of patients at baselines
Dizziness Handicap Inventory will be used
Time frame: 6 months
Management of vertigo currently in practice
As per practice of the physician/Investigator. Management of Vertigo is either by certain maneuvers such as Epley's and Simont or by medications. For the maneuvers, no unit can be defined. The information for medication which will be collected will be Name (preferably the generic name), Dose, Units (form of the medicine), Route and Frequency.
Time frame: 6 months
QoL of patients post treatment
Dizziness Handicap Inventory will be used
Time frame: 6 months
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Research facility ID ORG-001051
Karachi, Pakistan
Research facility ID ORG-001069
Karachi, Pakistan
Research facility ID ORG-001050
Karachi, Pakistan
Research facility ID ORG-001060
Lahore, Pakistan
Research facility ID ORG-001054
Lahore, Pakistan
Research facility ID ORG-001055
Lahore, Pakistan
Research facility ID ORG-001061
Lahore, Pakistan
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