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Benign Paroxysmal VertigoNCT05166473

Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation Exercise for Bening Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

A study testing Telerehabilitation group (n=21) in people with Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo, run by Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University at 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye).

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

In addition to the channelize reposition maneuvers (KRM) that will be applied by the physician in patients diagnosed with Benign paroxysmal positional Vertigo (BPPV), the aim of the study is to investigate the effect of vestibular rehabilitation exercises that will be October based on telerehabilitation by the… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo
What is being tested?
Telerehabilitation group (n=21)
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
42 participants
Where
2 sitesTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
10 May 2021to 30 Jan 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Being diagnosed with positional vertigo,
  • Be in the December 18-65 age range
  • Dix Hallpike maneuver test ( + ),
  • Who volunteers to participate in the study
  • Sufficient to use technology,
  • Can understand the instructions given in Turkish
  • Having smart phone and active internet connection

Who cannot join

  • At the end of the examination, there are signs of acute or chronic infection
  • Thought to have neurological pathology that causes dizziness
  • Head trauma, with a history of surgical operation
  • Lower extremity pain that prevents you from standing and giving a load
  • A history or symptom of diseases of the vestibular system other than BPPV
  • Lower limb surgery
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  • Sudden sensorial hearing loss and the presence of chronic otitis media
  • Pregnancy
  • Presence of a serious cognitive disorder detected by a doctor at a level that will prevent testing
  • Not being at a mental level to understand and answer survey questions
  • Cervical pathologies that can lead to dizziness

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)2 sites
  • Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversity

    Antalya, Alanya, 07450

  • Alanyaaku

    Antalya, Alanya

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About this study

Official title: Are Telerehabilitation Exercise Practices Effective In Patients Diagnosed With Beign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo?

In addition to the channelize reposition maneuvers (KRM) that will be applied by the physician in patients diagnosed with Benign paroxysmal positional Vertigo (BPPV), the aim of the study is to investigate the effect of vestibular rehabilitation exercises that will be October based on telerehabilitation by the physiotherapist.

Read the detailed description

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), the most common form of recurrent vertigo the common cause. Short-term, occurring with specific head movements, it is described as episodic, transient vertigo attacks.Calcium in the movement of the head autocoids formed from carbonate crystals emerge from the places and one or more crystals enter the semicircular channel, which affects the endolymphatic flow of the Vertigo leads to the formation. BPPV is also characterized by positional nystagmus along side positional vertigo. BPPV often causes a person to restrict person's life and weeks or it recovers spontaneously within months. Autolytic debrides in the cupula aimed at separating the cupula or removing the clutches from the canal vestibular exercises or maneuvers significantly accelerate healing. In the treatment of BPPV, vestibular rehabilitation applications are used primarily.As a vestibular rehabilitation, the canalith reposition maneuver, developed by Epley and effective, is often preferred. Telerehabilitation, rehabilitation by the use of electronic communication systems describes the provision of services to patients remotely. Transport to health services to provide an effective rehabilitation service to patients when limited it takes advantage of telerehabilitation. Some studies show that telerehabilitation can reduce health care costs, improve physical and mental function and quality of life, and be presented in a way that satisfies patients.The Covid-19 epidemic outbreak has affected health care. To protect healthcare workers and patients from the risk of infection, to ensure widespread use of telecommunications technology instead of face-to-face clinical visits, rules, regulations.With these arrangements, telerehabilitation became of great importance for physiotherapists.High levels of evidence on image-based telerehabilitation technologies suggest that they can be used for remote diagnosis and patient follow-up and are the most effective method for physiotherapists. Pain of exercise through telerehabilitation compared to other interventions, it has at least similar effects on physical function and quality of life references. As a method of vestibular rehabilitation, mostly when examined in the literature it has been observed that manoeuvring has been applied and these practices have been compared with drugs. In this study, aim is to support the literature by adding exercise practices given according to the levels of telerehabilitation-based patients along with maneuver practices.

Being tested
Telerehabilitation group (n=21), Control Group (n=21)
Keywords
Bening paroxysmal vertigo, telerehabilitation, physiotherapy, halpike maneuver, exercise
Medical subject headings
Motor Activity

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Telerehabilitation group (n=21)Other

    This group was conducted with a physiotherapist for video conference-based vestibular rehabilitation exercises, was called the "telerehabilitation group (TR)". In terms of ease of Use and applicability, the WhatsApp app was preferred. Patients were individually searched for two days a week, 25-30 minutes. The exercises were performed gradually from easy to difficult, initially in a sitting position in accordance with the levels of the patients.

  • Control Group (n=21)Other

    After the home exercise program, which should be applied twice a day for six weeks, was shown in practice, the home exercise program was given, in which the exercises were visual and written, this group was called the "control group". All participants were given a phone number to consult when there were any problems, and were phoned to decry whether they were continuing the exercises.

Study groups in NCT05166473
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Telerehabilitation group (n=21)ExperimentalThis group was conducted with a physiotherapist for video conference-based vestibular rehabilitation exercises, was called the "telerehabilitation group (TR)". In terms of ease of Use and applicability, the WhatsApp app was preferred. Patients were individually searched for two days a week, 25-30 minutes. The exercises were performed gradually from easy to difficult, initially in a sitting position in accordance with the levels of the patients.
Receives: Other: Telerehabilitation group (n=21)
Control Group (n=21)Active comparatorAfter the home exercise program, which should be applied twice a day for six weeks, was shown in practice, the home exercise program was given, in which the exercises were visual and written, this group was called the "control group". All participants were given a phone number to consult when there were any problems, and were phoned to decry whether they were continuing the exercises.
Receives: Other: Control Group (n=21)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in Tandem test

    The patient positioned the heel of one foot so that it came to the tip of the finger of the other foot. He tried to maintain his position for 30 seconds with his hands outstretched and eyes open and closed in parallel. Duration recorded in sec.

    Measured: "baseline" and "immediately after the intervention"

  2. Change in Semitandem test

    The patient positioned his feet so that one foot was slightly in front of and adjacent to the other. He tried to maintain his position for 30 seconds with his hands outstretched and eyes open and closed in parallel. The length of time it could stop was recorded in second.

    Measured: "baseline,preintervention " and "immediately after the intervention"

  3. Change in Dizziness disability inventory (BEE) score:

    It provides the determination of the factors that cause dizziness and balance disorder of patients experiencing dizziness and their physical, functional and sensory status in diseases of the vestibular system.The inventory consists of 25 questions. It contains 7 questions that study physical effects, 9 questions that study functional effect, and 9 questions that include emotional factors. The answers to the questions are given yes (4 points) , sometimes (2 points), no (0 points). The maximum score of the factors studying physical effects is 28, the maximum score of the factors studying sensory and functional effects is 36 points. A high score indicates that a person has high symptoms of dizziness, and dizziness is considered to cause restriction in their daily life activities.

    Measured: "baseline" and "immediately after the intervention"

  4. Change in Vertigo symptom scale

    Vertigo symptom scale is a scale designed to determine somatic anxiety and autonomic complaint in patients with dizziness complaints.It contains 8 articles related to vertigo (0-32 points), 7 articles containing autonomic complaints (0-28 points).

    Measured: "baseline" and "immediately after the intervention"

  5. Change in Beck anxiety scale

    The Beck Anxiety Scale was used to determine patients ' anxiety levels and frequency of symptoms.0 points: none, 1 point: light , 2 points: medium , 3 points: seriously determined. (8-15 points ) mild anxiety symptoms are defined as moderate (16-25 points), moderate (26-63 points), severe anxiety level.

    Measured: "baseline" and "immediately after the intervention"

  6. Change in Vertigo Dizziness Imbalance Questionnaire

    It is used to measure the frequency of vertigo and dizziness complaints in patients and to determine how much their quality of life is affected.It consists of 14 questions for symptoms and 22 questions for measuring the quality of life. In the survey, which contains a total of 36 questions, the questions are scored as 0: all the time, 1: most of the time, 2: often, 3: sometimes, 4: very infrequently and 5: never. The total score on the symptom scale is 70, and the quality of life is 100. The high score obtained indicates that the person has few symptoms and has a high quality of life.

    Measured: "baseline" and "immediately after the intervention"

  7. Chang in Visual Analog Scale

    The Visual Analog scale (VAS) has been used to determine the severity of dizziness. The patient is asked to score between 0 and 10.0: I don't have dizziness, 1-4: Mild severity, 4-8: Moderate severity, 10: I have unbearable dizziness.

    Measured: "baseline" and "immediately after the intervention"

  8. Change in Romberg test

    When the patients stand in a correct posture, postural control is provided by visual, somatosensory, vestibular system stimuli. In the Romberg test, the patient stood with the feet united. He joined his hands diagonally in front of the trunk. He tried to maintain his position for 30 seconds with his eyes closed. If there is a disorder of the vestibular system, the patient has a tendency to fall towards the side where the lesion is located.

    Measured: "baseline" and "immediately after the intervention"

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted22 Dec 2021
  2. Study start10 May 2021
  3. Primary completion30 Nov 2021
  4. Study completion30 Jan 2022

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Randomized controlled study
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
42 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05166473
Sponsor's protocol ID
10354421-2021/07-09
Status last verified
Jul 2022
First submitted
7 Sep 2021
Last updated
12 Jul 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Telerehabilitation group (n=21) in people with Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo, run by Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University at 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Jul 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in Tandem test (time frame: "baseline" and "immediately after the intervention"). The study lists 8 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Jul 2022; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.

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