BPPV: Comparison of the SemontPLUS With the Semont Maneuver: A Prospective Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT: Objective: To compare the efficacy of the Sémont maneuver (SM) with the new "SémontPLUS maneuver" (SM+) in patients with posterior canal BPPV canalolithiasis (pcBPPVcan). Methods and Patients: In a prospective trinational (Germany, Italy, and Belgium) randomized trial, patients with pcBPPVcan were randomly assigned to SM or SM+; SM+ means overextension of the head by 60+° below earth horizontal line during the movement of the patient toward the affected side. The first maneuver was done by the physician, and the subsequent maneuvers by the patients 9 times/day on their own. Each morning the patient documented whether vertigo could be induced. The primary endpoints were: "How long (in days) does it take until no attacks can be induced?" and "What is the efficacy of a single SM

SUBMITTER: Strupp M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8079727 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature