Internet-based Self-help Program for Vestibular Rehabilitation in Chronic Dizziness

NCT ID: NCT04458376

Last Updated: 2021-02-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 9 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-09-01
• Study Completion Date: 2021-02-09

Brief Summary

Chronic dizziness,or persistent positional perceptual dizziness (PPPS) is a common condition that results in impaired quality of life and work ability of those affected. Vestibular Rehabilitation (VR) is an evidence-based and recommended treatment for chronic dizziness. The treatment involves training in specific exercises that challenge the balance system and eventually improve dizziness. The main challenge with this treatment is that it is usually best provided with individual follow-up of therapists trained in the method. Limited resources and the lack of dissemination of this knowledge mean that only a minority of patients receive adequate treatment. An internet-based self-help program in vestibular rehabilitation has been developed in Norwegian with demonstration and instructions of exercises. The program has six lessons, together lasting for six weeks. Patients are given the opportunity to exercise at home, without the use of treatment resources and without spending time traveling to the treatment site. Patients will have access through their general practitioner or health institution at no extra cost. If it turns out that the program works according to the intention, the investigators will be able to offer VR to a large number of PPPS patients who previously would not receive treatment for their condition.

The aim of the pilot study is to find out if the internet program for PPPS works as intended and evaluate incoming data and make changes to the program. In addition, the investigators will gain experience in using the program before designing a randomized clinical trial (RCT). The aim of such an RCT would be to compare this internet based treatment to traditional treatment.

Conditions

Vertigo

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Follows the internet-based self-help program

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Internet-based self-help program

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The program is divided into six short weekly lessons providing information about chronic dizziness and vestibular rehabilitation, and demonstrating the exercises by video. The program is freely available in the Norwegian electronic handbook for physicians (NEL). The participants in the study will receive the internet address after inclusion in the study.

Interventions

Internet-based self-help program

The program is divided into six short weekly lessons providing information about chronic dizziness and vestibular rehabilitation, and demonstrating the exercises by video. The program is freely available in the Norwegian electronic handbook for physicians (NEL). The participants in the study will receive the internet address after inclusion in the study.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Satisfy diagnostic criteria for persistent positional perceptual dizziness (PPPS) or satisfy criteria with a duration of <3 months
• Vertigo symptom scale (VSS-SF) >12

Exclusion Criteria

• Cognitive dysfunction that is so pronounced that it will make participation difficult
• Unable to read, understand Norwegian
• Severe medical or psychiatric illness (including substance abuse) that reduces the patient's ability to follow the VR program

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 70 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Helse Møre og Romsdal HF

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Torstein Hole, md phd

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Møre og Romsdal Hospital Trust

Locations

Molde sykehus

Molde, , Norway

Countries

Norway

Other Identifiers

137107

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id