Association Between Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo and Vitamin D Deficiency .
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorSohag University
About this trial
Association between Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo and Vitamin D deficiency
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
• Cases: Adults with a confirmed diagnosis of idiopathic BPPV based on positive Dix-Hallpike maneuver (nystagmus and vertigo lasting <1 minute).
Controls: Adults attending ENT clinic without history of vertigo or BPPV, confirmed by negative Dix-Hallpike test.
Disqualifiers
Known causes of secondary vertigo (e.g., Meniere's disease, vestibular neuritis, central vertigo).
Conditions affecting vitamin D metabolism (e.g., chronic kidney disease, malabsorption syndromes, hyperparathyroidism).
Use of medications interfering with vitamin D levels (e.g., anticonvulsants, glucocorticoids) in the past 3 months.
Pregnancy or lactation.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Vitamin D
Treatment groups
160 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov