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Q In patients with Ménière disease, does booklet-based education in vestibular rehabilitation (VR) or symptom control (SC) improve subjective health and perceived ability to cope with symptoms?
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METHODS
Design:
randomised controlled trial.
Allocation:
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Blinding:
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Follow up period:
3 and 6 months.
Setting:
Southampton, UK.
Patients:
360 patient volunteers (mean age 59 y, 69% women) who were members of the Ménière Society and had symptoms of dizziness or imbalance over the past 12 months, no severe vertigo attacks in the past 6 weeks, no medical reasons precluding participation, and could be contacted by post. Patients with vestibular disorders other than Ménière disease were excluded.
Intervention:
provision of a VR booklet (n = 120) or an SC booklet (n = 120) or a waiting list control (n = 120). …