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ArticleSystematic reviews2020

Physical therapy interventions for cervicogenic dizziness in a military-aged population: protocol for a systematic review.

Carrie W Hoppes, Anthony J Romanello, Kathryn E Gaudette, William K Herron, Anne E McCarthy, Catherine J McHale, Joan Bares, Rose Turner, Susan L Whitney

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Article in Systematic reviews, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07062809 (Comparative Effects of Sub-Occipital Myofascial Release With and Without Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glide Among Patients With Cervicogenic Dizziness.), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07062809 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Comparative Effects of Sub-Occipital Myofascial Release With and Without Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glide Among Patients With Cervicogenic Dizziness.

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2025 to 2025Enrolled42ConditionsDizziness, Cervicogenic HeadacheArmsSub Occipital Myofascial release and (SNAGS)., Sub Occipital Myofascial release.
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Cervicogenic Dizziness in an 11-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report.Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Carrie W HoppesArmy-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234, USA. carrie.w.hoppes.mil@mail.mil.
Anthony J RomanelloArmy-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234, USA.
Kathryn E GaudetteArmy-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234, USA.
William K HerronArmy-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234, USA.
Anne E McCarthyArmy-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234, USA.
Catherine J McHaleArmy-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234, USA.
Joan BaresStimson Library, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA.
Rose TurnerFalk Library, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Susan L WhitneyDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Joint Base San Antonio · USBaylor University · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTraumatic cervicogenic dizziness is dizziness that is temporally associated with neck pain and injury after other causes of dizziness have been excluded. It can lead to activity limitations and participation restrictions that may include lost duty or work days. The objective of this systematic review is to determine which interventions are most effective in decreasing dizziness or vertigo and neck pain in military-aged adults with traumatic cervicogenic dizziness.

methodsThe literature will be systematically searched using the following online databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CENTRAL, Cochrane Methodology Register), CINAHL, SCOPUS, Web of Science, and J-STAGE. The review will include randomized controlled trials (RCTs), including cluster RCTs and controlled (non-randomized) clinical trials or cluster trials, and observational studies (including prospective and retrospective comparative cohort and case-control or nested case-control studies) and determine the effectiveness of physical therapy interventions for the treatment of traumatic cervicogenic dizziness in military-aged adults. Assessment of methodological quality will be performed by two independent, blinded reviewers using the PEDro scale. The level of evidence will be determined using the GRADE scale. The primary outcome measures will be change in dizziness and neck pain and disability from baseline to the last available follow-up, measured using the Dizziness Handicap Inventory and Neck Disability Index. Other relevant outcome measures will include self-reported change in symptoms, time to return to duty or work, and quality of life. DISCUSSION: This systematic review will identify, evaluate, and integrate the evidence on the effectiveness of physical therapy interventions for cervicogenic dizziness in a military-aged population. We anticipate our findings may inform individual treatment and future research. Clinical recommendations generated from this systematic review may inform military physical therapy treatment of individuals with cervicogenic dizziness. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: In accordance with the guidelines, our systematic review protocol was registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) on 21 January 2020 (registration number CRD42020150853). In the event of protocol amendments, the date of each amendment will be accompanied by a description of the change and the rationale.

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DizzinessMilitary PersonnelAdultAgedHumansMiddle AgedPhysical Therapy ModalitiesSystematic Reviews as TopicVertigoCervicogenic dizzinessMilitaryPhysical therapySystematic review

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PMID32293544
PMCPMC7087372
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