Referral flowchart to guide care for adults with vertigo

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Researchers at CHU de Strasbourg developed a diagnostic flowchart and will apply it to adult vertigo consultations seen in the ENT department when initial care was provided by a medical student; the flowchart's recommendations will be compared to the definitive diagnosis made by the on-call ENT physician during the same visit. This is an observational analysis using existing consultation records and excludes patients with chronic vestibular pathology or incomplete files. The primary focus is whether the decision tree would have improved referral accuracy and reduced unnecessary resource use in primary care. All data are collected at a single center in Strasbourg, France.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Subject of legal age (≥18 years)
* Having received initial care from a medical student and whose consultation data, interview, clinical examination, and diagnosis according to our decision tree were present in the patient file.
* Patient for whom a definitive diagnosis was made by the on-call ENT physician during the same hospital visit.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Subject who expressed objection to the reuse of their data for scientific research.
* Known chronic vestibular pathology
* Incomplete patient medical file
* Patient examined outside the ENT department.

Where it's running

• Service d'ORL et de Chirurgie Cervico-faciale - CHU de Strasbourg - France
  Strasbourg, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Guillaume TRAU, MD
• Email: guillaume.trau@chru-strasbourg.fr
• Phone: 33 3 88 12 76 44

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.