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Effectiveness of a training intervention to improve the management of vertigo in primary care: a multicentre cluster-randomised trial, VERTAP.
Trial report in Trials, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT04929444 (Effectiveness of a Training Intervention to Improve the Approach of Patients With Vertigo in Primary Care. VERTAP Clinical Trial.), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Effectiveness of a Training Intervention to Improve the Approach of Patients With Vertigo in Primary Care. VERTAP Clinical Trial.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sex and age differences in the management of dizziness/vertigo in primary care: a retrospective population-based study.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Epley maneuver, performed by family doctors or emergency physicians, for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Article
- Epley Maneuver Skills in Primary Care: 3D Semicircular Canal Models for Self-Learning.PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.) · 2024Article
- Dizziness in a tertiary neurological department: A cross-sectional study.Brain and behavior · 2023Article
- Vertical Nystagmus Recognition Based on Deep Learning.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Erratum issued
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13 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundBenign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common type of vertigo. While BPPV is best treated with canalicular repositioning manoeuvres, they are not routinely performed in primary care (PC).
methodsTo evaluate the effectiveness of blended training (online and face-to-face) on the diagnosis and management of vertigo to improve adherence of family doctors to clinical practice guidelines, we designed a community multicentre cluster-randomised open-label trial with an intervention (IG) and a control (GC) group of 10 primary care teams (PCT) each. Outcome variables will be ICD-10 diagnostic codes (proportion of nonspecific diagnoses such as dizziness and vertigo versus specific diagnoses such as BPPV, vestibular neuritis, and Menière's disease); number of referrals to ENT or neurology specialists; prescription of antivertigo agents; and duration of sick leave due to vertigo. The baseline comparability of the two study groups will be analysed to ensure homogeneity. A description of all baseline variables will be performed. Student's t-test will be used to evaluate the differences between the groups. Logistic regression multivariate analysis will be performed to study the relationship between baseline variables of professionals and centres with outcome variables. DISCUSSION: With the improvement of the diagnosis and management of vertigo by family doctors after this training, we expect an increase in the proportion of specific diagnoses, a decrease in the prescription of antivertigo agents, a decrease in referrals to ENT or neurology specialists and a reduction in the duration of sick leave due to temporary disability. The blended training will be easily expanded within primary care services, since it is mainly delivered online, with a single face-to-face session to ensure that the manoeuvres have been adequately learned.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04929444 . Registered June 18, 2021. This protocol has been approved by the Ethics Committee of the Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol) with the code 20/004-P. All patient data will be anonymised in agreement with the 2016/679 European Regulation.
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