To investigate which treatment option (reposition maneuver) with the TRV chair that is the most effective in patients diagnosed with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). Subtypes of BPPV will be examined after randomization to specific treatments.
Patients diagnosed with BPPV with subtypes of either posterior canalolithiasis or lateral cupulolithiasis will we considered for enrollment. Each subgroup of patients will undergo randomization for a specific treatment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
Patients randomized to 2 different repositional maneuvres related to the subtypes of BPPV
Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery and Audiology
Aalborg, North Denmark, Denmark
Evaluation by VNG Measurements
Video NystagmoGraphy (VNG) equipment will objectively quantify nystagmus characteristics during diagnostic procedures.
Time frame: 2 years
Subjective vertigo
A systematic registration of experienced vertigo during each diagnostic procedure will take place.
Time frame: 2 years
Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) questionnaire
Pre-treatment fulfillment of the questionnaire "Dizziness Handicap Inventory" (DHI) will quantify the level of experienced vertigo.
Time frame: 2 years
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