Factors Affecting Outcome of Vestibular Rehabilitation

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Vestibular Disease; Chronic Dizziness

Treatments: Behavioral: Vestibular rehabilitation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04391673

269318

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is an observational longitudinal study to investigate if negative illness perceptions predict less improvement in dizziness handicap following vestibular rehabilitation. Consecutive patients (n=260) who enter the vestibular rehabilitation programme at Guy's Hospital, London will be included. Questionnaires will be conducted immediately before, and after their final treatment. The main outcome will be the Dizziness Handicap Inventory after rehabilitation.

Full description

The aim of this longitudinal study is to investigate whether illness perceptions predict dizziness handicap following a treatment as usual 8-week vestibular rehabilitation programme in patients with chronic vertigo and dizziness.

Participants will be recruited consecutively from patients attending the dizziness and balance exercise programme at Guys & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Consenting patients will complete the following questionnaires before and after rehabilitation:

1. The Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI)
2. The Illness Perceptions Questionnaire - Revised (IPQ-R)
3. The Patient Health Questionnaire Anxiety and Depression Scale (PHQ-ADS)

The Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) at discharge will be the dependent variable. We will also demographic data including age, gender, and illness type.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• are aged above 18 years old and are enrolled onto the vestibular rehabilitation programme due to chronic dizziness

Exclusion criteria

• Patients will be excluded if they have evidence of central nervous system disorders or cannot speak English.

Trial design

0 participants in 1 patient group

Dizzy group

Description:

Patients attending the dizziness and balance exercise programme at Guy's Hospital, London. Patients data will be included if they complete at least 4 sessions.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Vestibular rehabilitation