Evidence Based Best Care Practice for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo focused on measuring vertigo, dizziness
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- ED patient seen at one of six full service non-freestanding Emergency Departments in Nueces County, Texas
- Principal dizziness case: the triage reason for visit is a dizziness symptom OR a dizziness symptom is one of first three listed complaints in physician medical record OR a dizziness diagnosis (e.g., dizziness or vertigo NOS, BPPV, vestibular neuritis) is recorded as one of the first three final ED diagnoses.
Exclusion Criteria:
- none
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Pre-intervention
Post-intervention
Patients in hospitals that have not received the intervention (DIZZTINCT) and that meet eligibility criteria will have their medical charts abstracted to assess BPPV processes at the ED Index visit. A random sample of these patients will be contacted by phone for a brief phone interview regarding their recent visit to the Emergency Department for dizziness.
Patients in hospitals that have received the intervention (DIZZTINCT) and that meet eligibility criteria will have their medical charts abstracted to assess the main study outcome, behavior change in medical providers. A random sample of these patients will be contacted by phone for a brief phone interview regarding their recent visit to the Emergency Department for dizziness.