Vestibular Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis: Randomized Controlled Trial and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Comparing Customized With Booklet Based Vestibular Rehabilitation for Vestibulopathy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vestibular dysfunction occurs in 30% to 70% of cases with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Objective

To compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a customized vestibular rehabilitation (VR) program with a generic booklet-based VR intervention in people with MS with clinical signs of vestibulopathy.

Methods

People with MS and symptoms of vertigo and/or imbalance were screened for vestibulopathy (n = 73). Seventy recruited participants were randomly allocated to a 12-week generic booklet-based home program with telephone support (n = 35) or a 12-week customized VR program (n = 35, 12 face-to-face sessions and a home exercise program). The primary clinical outcome was the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) at 26 weeks post-randomization. The primary economic endp

SUBMITTER: Marsden J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12405695 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature