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Diagnostic and treatment training for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

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Waitlist Available
Led By Jacob R Brodsky, MD
Research Sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
• Sports Medicine providers at Boston Children's Hospital who see a high volume of concussion patients
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1 year
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing whether extra training for pediatric sports medicine providers in a specific kind of vertigo improves outcomes for young concussion patients.

Eligible Conditions
  • Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1 year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Brain Concussion
Secondary outcome measures
History of migraine
Brain Concussion
Number of lifetime concussions
+3 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Early BPPV ManagementExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Diagnostic and treatment training for BPPV.
Group II: Late BPPV ManagementActive Control1 Intervention
Diagnostic training for BPPV. Sports Medicine providers will refer patients positive for BPPV to an Otolaryngologist at our institution for treatment.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Diagnostic and treatment training
2021
N/A
~230

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Boston Children's HospitalLead Sponsor
761 Previous Clinical Trials
5,579,509 Total Patients Enrolled
Jacob R Brodsky, MDPrincipal InvestigatorBoston Children's Hospital
1 Previous Clinical Trials
34 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
Otology & NeurotologyJournal
Characterizing and Treating Dizziness After Mild Head Trauma
Hoffer, Michael E., Kim R. Gottshall, Robert Moore, Ben J. Balough, and Derin Wester. 2004. “Characterizing and Treating Dizziness After Mild Head Trauma”. Otology & Neurotology. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1097/00129492-200403000-00009.
The American Journal of Sports MedicineJournal
Which On-field Signs/symptoms Predict Protracted Recovery from Sport-related Concussion Among High School Football Players?
Lau, Brian C., Anthony P. Kontos, Michael W. Collins, Anne Mucha, and Mark R. Lovell. 2011. “Which On-field Signs/symptoms Predict Protracted Recovery from Sport-related Concussion Among High School Football Players?”. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/0363546511410655.
Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied SciencesJournal
The Epley Manoeuvre for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo - a Systematic Review
Hilton, M., and D. Pinder. 2002. “The Epley Manoeuvre for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo - a Systematic Review”. Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences. Wiley. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2273.2002.00613.x.
Seminars in NeurologyJournal
Concussion in Sports and Recreation
Kelly, James P.. 2000. “Concussion in Sports and Recreation”. Seminars in Neurology. Georg Thieme Verlag KG. doi:10.1055/s-2000-9835.
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