The CAVA Multicentre Dizziness Trial
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Continuous Ambulatory Vestibular Assessment (CAVA) - Development of a System to Provide an Automatic Diagnosis for Vestibular Conditions
IRAS ID
317899
Contact name
John Phillips
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 11 months, 30 days
Research summary
Dizziness is a common condition that is responsible for a significant degree of material morbidity and burden on our health service. There are multiple causes of dizziness, and these originate from pathologies affecting a large variety of different organ systems. Dizziness is usually episodic and short-lived so when a patient presents to their health care provider, examination is often normal. As such diagnosis is challenging and patients often experience significant delay in receiving a diagnosis. We have developed a prototype device for monitoring dizziness and have tested it in a group of volunteers. The results showed our device is capable of accurately, precisely and reliably identifying periods of dizziness over a short period of time. Independent market research has confirmed that our device could meet the required clinical need, would be desired by clinicians and there is no equivalent solution currently available. The aim is to test our device in a large cohort of patients with a defined dizziness syndrome and over a diverse patient population. Once validated, developed and brought to market the device would provide early diagnosis and accurate treatment for a significant proportion of patient population. This would save the NHS money by reducing multiple visits to GP clinics reducing referrals to multiple specialist clinics and reducing treatment required from falls and other conditions associated with dizziness.
REC name
West Midlands - South Birmingham Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/WM/0229
Date of REC Opinion
24 Oct 2022
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion