The Effect of Vestibular Rehabilitation in Meniere’S Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials Publisher Pubmed

Summary: Meta-analysis shows vestibular rehab improves quality of life in Meniere’s disease patients right after treatment, but long-term benefits need more study. #MeniereDisease #VestibularRehab

Rezaeian A¹ ; Abtahi H¹ ; Moradi M¹ ; Farajzadegan Z²
Source: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Published:2023

Abstract

Background: Meniere’s disease (MD) is a complex disease that can severely affect the quality of life. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to investigate the effect of vestibular rehabilitation (VR) versus control/other interventions on the quality of life in patients with MD. Methods: We searched six electronic databases (PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, EMBASE, Scopus, ProQuest, CENTRAL) from inception to September 30, 2022 with no language restriction for publications comparing the effect of VR with control/ other interventions in patients with MD. The primary outcome was quality of life assessed by dizziness handicap inventory (DHI). Results: Overall, three studies with a total of 465 patients were included in the meta-analysis. All the included studies reported immediate-term DHI scores. A medium effect (standardized mean difference [SMD] = − 0.58, 95% confidence interval [CI] − 1.12; − 0.05) was observed favoring the use of VR to improve DHI scores in patients with MD in the immediate term. Moreover, there was severe heterogeneity in immediate DHI scores among the included studies (χ 2 = 22.33, P = 0.00, I 2 = 82.1%). Conclusions: VR rehabilitation can improve the quality of life in patients with MD immediately after treatment. Since all the included studies had a high risk of bias and none had long-term follow-ups, further high-quality research is required to determine the short-, intermediate-, and long-term effects of VR compared to control/other interventions. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.