Status:
COMPLETED
The Cardiac Autonomic Control System Response to Vestibular Stimulation in Subjects With and Without BPPV
Lead Sponsor:
Clalit Health Services
Collaborating Sponsors:
Tel Aviv University
Conditions:
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Vertigo
Eligibility:
All Genders
30-70 years
Brief Summary
The vestibular system in the inner year is an important system in the body which is responsible for balance. In addition, there is evidence that the vestibular system plays a role in maintaining blood...
Detailed Description
This is a case-control study, that will consist of one routine assessment by a vestibular physiotherapist in an outpatient clinic in Tel Aviv ("Clalit Health Services"). The session will last approxim...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects with BPPV- Patients diagnosed with BPPV, who meet the following criteria:
- Main complain of spinning sensation (Vertigo) when changes are made in head position relative to gravity (such as when moving from sitting to lying down or rolling in bed, bending over etc.)
- Positive Dix-Hallpike / Supine Roll Test, confirmed by presence of nystagmus.
- Subjects without BPPV (Control group):
- Subjects who do not suffer from dizziness / spinning sensation (Vertigo).
Exclusion
- Suffering from pain in the day of assessment.
- Postural Hypotension.
- Familial Dysautonomia.
- Diabetic Neuropathy.
- History of Whiplash or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in the last year.
- History of Stroke (CVA), Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or Central Positional Vertigo.
- Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), Cardiac Heart Failure (CHF), Cardiac arrhythmias, Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency (VBI).
- Under treatment of Beta- Blockers.
- Anxiety Disorders.
- Vestibular Migraine, Vestibular Neuritis, Menier's Disease, Perilymphatic Fistula, Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome.
- Medical conditions with high risk of subluxation / dislocation of the Atlanto-axial joint.
- Health professionals who are specialized to treat Vestibular disorders (such as Vestibular physiotherapists)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 28 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
36 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03867019
Start Date
April 28 2019
End Date
September 1 2020
Last Update
January 13 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Horowitz Physiotherapy Clinic
Tel Aviv, Israel