Emergency Department Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy for Dizziness and Vertigo: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Dizziness symptoms account for nearly 2 million annual emergency department (ED) visits and present a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. Most dizziness research has focused on improving guideline-concordant care among clinicians, with little focus on developing patient-centered interventions to improve dizziness-related disability.

Objective

To examine the feasibility of ED vestibular rehabilitation therapy (ED-VeRT) using a protocolized diagnostic classification algorithm and collection of longitudinal patient-reported outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

A pilot nonrandomized clinical trial of ED-VeRT vs usual care for patients presenting to the ED with dizziness at a single urban US ED was conducted from November 16, 2021, to February 6, 2023, w

SUBMITTER: Kim HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11829232 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature