Efficacy of Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation on the Prevention of Recurrences in BPPV

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the supplementation of vitamin D and calcium prevents recurrences of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in patients with vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency.

Timeline

Start

2013-12

Primary completion

2017-05-26

Completion

2017-06-15

Publications

• Background Jeong SH, Kim JS, Shin JW, Kim S, Lee H, Lee AY, Kim JM, Jo H, Song J, Ghim Y. Decreased serum vitamin D in idiopathic benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. J Neurol. 2013 Mar;260(3):832-8. doi: 10.1007/s00415-012-6712-2. Epub 2012 Oct 25.
• Background Jeong SH, Choi SH, Kim JY, Koo JW, Kim HJ, Kim JS. Osteopenia and osteoporosis in idiopathic benign positional vertigo. Neurology. 2009 Mar 24;72(12):1069-76. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000345016.33983.e0.
• Jeong SH, Kim JS. Impaired Calcium Metabolism in Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: A Topical Review. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2019 Apr;43 Suppl 2:S37-S41. doi: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000273.

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