Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness in Japan: a Pre Post Comparative Study

UMIN ID: UMIN000054701

Registered date:18/06/2024

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Complete: follow-up continuing
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness
• Date of first enrollment: 2020/07/01
• Target sample size: 30
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): CBT for PPPD combined with usual care: The CBT for PPPD used in this study is a structured and manualised six-session programme consisting of psychoeducation, goal setting, internal sensory exposure, body scan, behavioural experimentation, behavioural activation, cognitive restructuring and relapse prevention components. It has the following components. A special text and worksheets are provided. During the treatment period, treatment continues as usual; CBT for PPPD is essentially face-to-face.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Dizziness Handicap Inventory(DHI) (Assessments are made at three time points: pre-intervention assessment, post-intervention assessment and follow-up assessment three months after the end of the intervention, using a patient-reported questionnaire).
• Secondary Outcome: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) The Niigata PPPD questionnaire (NPQ)

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 20years-old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: Those who have difficulty in understanding the questions in the self-administered questionnaire. Other cases deemed inappropriate by the doctor in charge.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Niigata University
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).