This is a prospective, pragmatic, assessor-blind, randomized controlled trial to explore the effectiveness of an adjuvant Chuna manual therapy (CMT) for cervicogenic dizziness of Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) ≥ 16 at baseline. Participants will be randomized and allocated to either CMT combined with usual care (UC) group or UC group with 1:1 ratio. They will receive 12 sessions of CMT or UC treatment for 6 weeks. UC consists of physical therapy and patients education.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
* Unique manual therapy in traditional Korean medicine * Mandatory techniques for neck part and selective techniques for other part (if necessary) * Selective techniques depends on a patient's condition (judged by traditional Korean medicine doctor)
1. Physical therapy based on traditional Korean medicine theory * Electrical stimulation: either Meridian muscle interferential current electricity or Meridian transcutaneous electricity * Heat stimulation: either Hot pack or Infrared lamp 2. Patient education * Physical and pathological explanation of cervicogenic dizziness * Cause and risk factors of cervicogenic dizziness * Functions of muscles related to cervicogenic dizziness * Home exercising to self-manage cervicogenic dizziness
Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital
Seoul, Special Seoul City, South Korea
Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital at Gangdong
Seoul, South Korea
Change from baseline Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) score at week 6
Time frame: Week 0, Week 6
Change from baseline Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) score at week 3
Time frame: Week 0, Week 3
Changes from baseline Mean Vertigo Score (MVS) at each measurement week
Time frame: Week 0, Week 3, Week 6
Changes from baseline Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score at each measurement week
Time frame: Week 0, Week 3, Week 6
Changes from baseline Frequency of Dizziness score at each measurement week
Time frame: Week 0, Week 3, Week 6
Changes from baseline Pain Intensity Numerical Rating Scale (PI-NRS) score at each measurement week
Time frame: Week 0, Week 3, Week 6
Changes from baseline Neck Disability Index (NDI) score at each measurement week
Time frame: Week 0, Week 3, Week 6
Changes from baseline Cervical Range of Motion (CROM) value at each measurement week
Time frame: Week 0, Week 3, Week 6
Global Perceived Effect (GPE) score at each measurement week
Time frame: Week 6
Changes from baseline Korean version of Perceived Stress Scale (K-PSS) score at each measurement week
Time frame: Week 0, Week 3, Week 6
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Changes from baseline EuroQoL Five Dimensions Questionnaire (EQ-5D) score at each measurement week
Time frame: Week 0, Week 3, Week 6