Effectiveness of betahistine as an add-on therapy to epley maneuver for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Epley maneuver is the most effective treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). Betahistine has been shown to be effective in treating BPPV. This systematic review aims to compare the effectiveness of Epley maneuver with betahistine to Epley maneuver alone in reducing residual dizziness in BPPV.

Data sources

Medline, Embase, and CENTRAL.

Methods

We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared Epley maneuver with betahistine to Epley maneuver alone for treating BPPV. We evaluated the effectiveness of this intervention using Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for vertigo, and provocation maneuvers. We used the standardized mean difference (SMD) for continuous outcomes and the odds ratio (OR) for the dich

SUBMITTER: Alsolamy R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11891259 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature