Factors affecting outcome of vestibular rehabilitation

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Analysis of illness perceptions affecting the outcome of vestibular rehabilitation

• IRAS ID

  269318

• Contact name

  David Herdman

• Contact email

  David.Herdman@gstt.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation NHS Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  3 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  This is a questionnaire study. We want to investigate whether beliefs about illness (illness representations) affect the outcome of physiotherapy for inner ear (vestibular) problems. Two hundred and sixty patients will be recruited from the vestibular rehabilitation department at Guys Hospital and answer a series of validated questionnaires before and after they have completed a standardised physiotherapy programme. The physiotherapy programme is usual care and nothing about their treatment will change. Statistical techniques will allow us to determine the relative importance of illness beliefs, distress and type of condition, in explaining the outcome of physiotherapy. This will help us to adapt physiotherapy for this condition in the future.

• REC name

  North West - Greater Manchester South Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  19/NW/0548

• Date of REC Opinion

  26 Sep 2019

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion