Does Vestibular Rehabilitation Significantly Improve the Level of Vestibular Function Following Vestibular Neuritis?

Aalborg University Hospital50 enrolled

Overview

To investigate which treatment option (corticosteroid treatment alone or combined corticosteroid treatment and vestibular rehabilitation) is the most effective in patients diagnosed with vestibular neuritis.

Patients diagnosed with vestibular neuritis will we consider for enrollment. Each patient will undergo randomization for a specific treatment.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Vestibular Neuritis

Interventions

Vestibular rehabilitationOTHER

Specialized physical therapy aimed at restoring balance

CorticosteroidDRUG

Prednisolone

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age above 18 years of age 2. Medical history compatible with vestibular neuritis 3. Verification of vestibular neuritis with positive romberg test, pathological v-HIT and horizontal nystagmus with a rotatory component. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Former medical history with vestibular dysfunction 2. Medical history or objective signs of cochlear dysfunction before, during or after onset of vestibular neuritis 3. Onset of symptoms 14 days before recruitment to the study 4. Focal neurological symptoms/signs 5. Contraindication to prednisolone treatment 6. Problem with participating in vestibular rehabilitation due to muscular-skeletal disease ect.

Locations (1)

Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery and Audiology

Aalborg, North Denmark, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Suppressing head impulse paradigm (SHIMP)

SHIMP equipment will objectively quantify change of vestibular function.

Time frame: 6 month

Subjective visual vertical (SVV)

SVV test will objectively quantify the experienced spatial orientation as an indicator of visual and vestibular otolithic function

Time frame: 6 month

Video head impulse test (v-HIT)

v-HIT equipment will objectively quantify change of vestibular function.

Time frame: 6 month

Dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) questionnaire

Fulfillment of the questionnaire "Dizziness Handicap Inventory" (DHI) will quantify the level of experienced vertigo.

Time frame: 6 month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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