Actively Recruiting
Prevalence av BPPV Among Elderly in Primary Care
Led by Region Stockholm · Updated on 2024-10-28
115
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
110 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
R
Region Stockholm
Lead Sponsor
K
Karolinska Institutet
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study aims to investigate whether positional tests should be routinely performed on all elderly patients (65 years and older) presenting to primary care with symptoms of acute, episodic, or chronic dizziness or vertigo, unsteadiness, imbalance, and/or an increased tendency to fall in the past 12 months. Study aims to investigate whether diagnostic maneuvers should be performed regardless of the presence of conventional positional vertigo presentation associated with classical cases of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). Specifically, the study aims to identify "hidden" cases of BPPV and assess the potential benefits of clinical screening and initial treatment of BPPV in primary care setting thus improving the BPPV-related quality of life and reducing the risk of falls in the elderly population.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Prevalence av BPPV Among Elderly in Primary Care
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients aged 65 years or older
- Presenting with acute, episodic, or chronic dizziness or vertigo
- Experiencing subjective or objective imbalance during standing or movement
- Having increased tendency to fall with one or more unintentional falls in the past 12 months
You will not qualify if you...
- Not meeting inclusion criteria
- Having conditions where head and neck movements are unsafe, such as cervical instability, acute head or neck trauma, cervical disk prolapse, Arnold-Chiari malformation
- Having vascular disorders like carotid sinus syncope, vascular dissection, or vertebrobasilar insufficiency
- Having paralysis or reduced mobility that prevents correct diagnostic maneuvers
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Boo health center
Saltsjö-Boo, Stockholm County, Sweden, 13230
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
E
Emilija Rackauskaite
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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