Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Double Blinded Randomized Control Trial (RCT) to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Vitamin D Treatment in Lowering the Recurrence Rate of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) in Older Patients
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is the most common cause of vertigo in older adults (Parham & Kuchel, 2016). It is caused by dislodged otoconia, which fall from the utricular macula into the semicircular canals causing them to move through the canals with the effect of gravity (Parnes et al., 2003). Treatment of BPPV is primarily with Canalith Repositioning Procedure (CRP) with more than 80% success rates. However, BPPV can recur in 10-20% of the time and in some long-term follow-up studies reporting up to 50% recurrence rates (Fife et al., 2008). Despite BPPV being considered a benign self-limiting condition, it has far reaching physical and psychosocial consequences for the geriatric population such as injuries from falls precipitated by vertiginous attacks and fear of unexpected vertigo leading to restriction of daily activities and functional decline (Balatsouras et al., 2018; Kao et al., 2009). Studies have shown that the 1-year prevalence of individuals with BPPV attacks rises steeply with age, with the cumulative (lifetime) incidence of BPPV reaching almost 10% by the age of 80 (Parham & Kuchel, 2016). Aging has also been shown to be a primary risk factor for idiopathic BPPV, with events such as prolonged bed rest postulated for being a trigger for BPPV (Parham & Kuchel, 2016). BPPV is also noted to be underreported in the elderly mainly due to the different manifestations such as less rotatory vertigo and more nonspecific dizziness and instability, with consecutive examinations in geriatric population revealing that 9% of elderly have unrecognized BPPV (Oghalai et al., 2000). Given the increased prevalence and severe implications of BPPV on there is a strong impetus for this study to lower the recurrence of BPPV in this vulnerable older population.
The study aims to investigate whether Vitamin D supplementation with diet, or diet alone
combined with CRP (standard clinical care) can reduce recurrence of BPPV and if there is any
improvement in the patient's functional ability, postural stability and prevalence of falls.
- Group A will be prescribed Vitamin D supplementation in the form of daily 2000 IU
cholecalciferol (two tablets) for 13 weeks, and daily 1000 IU cholecalciferol(1 tablet)
for another 13 weeks and then treatment will be discontinued but dietary interventions
will continue.
- Group B will be prescribed placebo of Vitamin D with two tablets daily for 13 weeks then
1 tablet daily for 13 weeks then no treatment for 26 weeks but dietary interventions
will continue.
- Group C will not receive any Vitamin D intervention for the entire 12- month study
period but will receive dietary interventions.
The same day, patients will be grouped according to their Vitamin D status. Patients who are
Vitamin D deplete (<30ng/ml) will be randomised into groups A or B.
Randomisation will be undertaken by the unblinded team, who will allocate randomly generated
treatment using sealed opaque envelopes. The unblinded team will open the sealed envelope and
the patient will be allocated to a group. The patient will not be informed of the treatment
regime. Patients with replete Vitamin D levels (≥30ng/ml) will be serving as a control in
group C. All clinical investigators will be blinded to the group assignments.
Unblinding can be undertaken for urgent clinical need, for example, fall with hip fracture
requiring surgical intervention and high dose replacement of Vitamin D prior to initiation of
bisphosphonate or other osteoporosis treatment.
All request for unblinding will be made to the unblinded team investigator to determine the
need for unblinding prior to release of unblinded information. However, the dosing chosen for
the study would permit the patient to have treatment with clinically needed high doses of
vitamin D and continue on the study treatment without risk of hypervitaminosis D. The
anonymous google survey undertaken indicated that some clinicians will use high dose
replacement at the same time as maintenance dosing. Any cases that require unblinding will be
discussed with the unblinded Investigator before the unblinding takes place but the outcome
of the unblinding will not be communicated to the clinical team to allow the study
assessments to continue.
All Groups (A, B, C) will receive dietary interventions across the 12- month study period and
will be scheduled dietitian clinics to attend. Before their clinics, all patients will be
issued instructions by the dietitian to record their dietary habits via a 3-day food record
(3DFR- Appendix 4) and to send their 3DFR to the dietitian through mail or email, at least 5
days prior to their scheduled dietitian review. Patients will be provided a unique patient
identification number in the study and will be asked to use this number in place of personal
particulars when sending in their 3DFR. In the event that patients are unable to send in
their 3DFR before their appointment, they will be asked to bring it on the day of the review
itself.
1-2 weeks appointment All Groups (A, B, C) will be scheduled an ENT review in 1-2 weeks as
routine clinical care for patients following CRP. Alongside this ENT review, they will also
receive a referral to the dietitian clinic at this routine clinical visit for assessment of
their dietary habits. ENT clinic will test all patients for efficacy of CRP treatment.
Dietitian's clinic will provide assessment of patients' dietary habits from their 3DFR,
provide counselling on dietary habits as well as take anthropometric measurements such as
height, weight and BMI.
3rd month tele- consult All Groups (A, B, C) will receive a call from the audiologist who
will check on BPPV recurrence with specific questions from the Shortened Dizziness Handicap
Inventory Questionnaire (SDHIQ).
6th month appointment All Groups (A, B, C) will return for an audiologist review and
dietitian review. At the audiologist review, patients will answer questions relating to BPPV
recurrence, undergo Dix Hallpike test to check for recurrence of BPPV and balance and
functional assessment in the form of Gans SOP, SPPB, BI and CFS. Patients from Group A and B
will also be required to bring in their prescribed medications for a final pill count in
order to check for compliance (performed by unblinded team). At the dietitian review, there
will be assessment of the patient's dietary habits from their 3DFR (which is to be submitted
5 days prior to visit), counselling on dietary habits and taking of anthropometric
measurements such as height, weight and BMI.
9th month tele- consult All Groups (A, B, C) will receive a call from the audiologist who
will check on BPPV recurrence with specific questions from the SDHIQ.
12th month appointment All Groups (A, B, C) will return for the final audiologist review and
dietician review. At the audiologist review, all patients will answer questions relating to
BPPV recurrence and undertake a Dix Hallpike test to check for recurrence of BPPV. The
audiologist will also administer balance and functional assessment in the form of Gans SOP,
SPPB, BI and CFS for comparison with start of study. All groups will undertake a final serum
vitamin D3 test and corrected calcium measurements. At the dietitian review, there will be
assessment of the patient's dietary habits from their 3DFR (which is to be submitted 5 days
prior to visit), counselling on dietary habits and taking of anthropometric measurements such
as height, weight and BMI.
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