Effect of Intermittent Hypoxia Training for Dizziness: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
OBJECTIVE
To study the effect of intermittent hypoxia training (IHT) for dizziness.


DESIGN
A single-blind, randomized controlled trial. All participants were recruited from a rehabilitation department in an acute university-affiliated hospital.


INTERVENTION
Participants with dizziness were randomly assigned to 2 groups (IHT group and control group). The Dizziness Handicap Inventory, Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale, and Vertigo Visual Analog Scale were conducted at baseline, end of the fourth week.


RESULTS
Among 52 subjects, there were18 males and 34 females, ages 35 to 62 years old (mean [SD] = 46.9 [7.93]). Time length since onset ranged from 12 to 34 months (20.2 [7.15] mo). Dizziness Handicap Inventory, Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale, Vertigo Visual Analog Scale scores, and attack frequencies of dizziness were improved after IHT intervention in the end of the fourth week. There were significant differences between the IHT group and the control group in the Dizziness Handicap Inventory, Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale, Vertigo Visual Analog Scale scores, and attack frequencies of dizziness at the end of the fourth week (P < .05). No adverse events occurred during the study.


CONCLUSION
IHT could improve dizziness after intervention at the end of the fourth week. IHT could be the effective method for treating dizziness.
['Bao|Xiao|X|', 'Tan|Jie-Wen|JW|', 'Long|Ying|Y|', 'Liu|Howe|H|', 'Liu|Hui-Yu|HY|']
D000328:Adult D004244:Dizziness D005260:Female D006801:Humans D000860:Hypoxia D008297:Male D008875:Middle Aged D011446:Prospective Studies D016037:Single-Blind Method D064232:Visual Analog Scale
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