Status:
COMPLETED
A Trial of Booklet Based Self Management of Dizziness
Lead Sponsor:
University of Southampton
Conditions:
Dizziness
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators primary aim is to test whether or not provision of the self-help booklet teaching VR exercises, with up to one hour of telephone support from a vestibular therapist, will be more eff...
Detailed Description
Chronic dizziness has a prevalence of up to 25% in the community, and 1 in 10 working age adults and 1 in 5 older people report some degree of handicap due to dizziness. Dizziness can lead to reduced ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Be 18 years or over
- Be registered with a participating GP
- Must have visited their GP for dizziness in the last 2 years
- Must complete the consent form, and baseline questionaire indicating they are still suffering from dizziness and that quick head movements make them dizzy.
Exclusion
- Non-Labyrinthe cause of dizziness identified by GP
- Medical contraindications from making normal head movements
- Serious co-morbidity
- Moved away from practice
- Recently deceased
- Non-English speakers, and unable to read/write in English.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
337 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00732797
Start Date
October 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2011
Last Update
January 18 2022
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Hampshire PCT and Berkshire PCT
Southampton, United Kingdom