The Role of Corticosteroids and Vestibular Exercises in Recovery of Vestibular Neuritis

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2013-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Aim of present study is to determine whether corticosteroids and vestibular exercises are equal effective in the recovery of balance in patients with acute vestibular neuritis.

• Phase: Early Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with history of acute or sub-acute rotatory vertigo with postural imbalance, nausea and imbalance.

• Horizontal-rotatory spontaneous nystagmus.

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of vestibular disfunction before the acute onset of symptoms

• Simultaneous Hearing loss

• Neurologic disorder

• Pregnancy or lactation

• History of psychiatric disorders

• History of glaucoma

• Diabetes

• Hypertension

• Contraindication in receiving corticosteroids