Status:
COMPLETED
Prednisone Treatment for Vestibular Neuronitis
Lead Sponsor:
Carmel Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
Clalit Health Services, Haifa and West Galilee
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Conditions:
Vestibular Diseases
Vestibular Neuronitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to investigate the value of steroids in the treatment of vestibular neuronitis. The potential benefits of steroid therapy would be analyzed by the clinical response, self-p...
Detailed Description
Vestibular neuronitis is the second most common cause of peripheral vestibulopathy (the first being benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) with incidence of about 3.5/100000. Currently vestibular neuro...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clinical diagnosis of vestibular neuronitis.
- Documentation of unilateral reduced caloric response (caloric asymmetry \>25%) on the EOG caloric study.
Exclusion
- Complaints of new hearing loss, tinnitus, or neurological deficits.
- The presence of previously non-diagnosed sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL)
- History of vestibular dysfunction.
- Patient younger than 18 years of age.
- Known contra-indication to systemic steroids: Unbalanced hypertension, un-controlled diabetes mellitus, immunodeficiency, active peptic disease, and avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
17 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00271791
Start Date
September 1 2005
End Date
May 1 2007
Last Update
November 6 2007
Active Locations (4)
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1
Unit of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Hadera, Israel, 38100
2
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Rambam Medical Center
Haifa, Israel, 31096
3
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Carmel Medical Center
Haifa, Israel, 34362
4
Otoneurolgy Unit, Lin Medical Center, Clalit Health Services
Haifa, Israel, 35152