Good Clinical Approach: Delphi Consensus for the Use of Betahistine in Menière’s Disease
Joint Authors
Casani, Augusto
Navari, Elena
Guidetti, Giorgio
Lacour, Michel
Source
International Journal of Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-10-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Menière’s disease is a disorder of the inner ear that causes vertigo, tinnitus, fullness, and hearing loss.
Several pharmacological treatments are available, but none of them has shown significant results.
Betahistine has been largely used but its effect on the main symptoms of Menière’s disease remains unclear.
In order to improve clinical appropriateness and to reduce the heterogeneity of the therapeutic approaches for Menière’s disease, we proposed a European Consensus Conference on Betahistine’s prescription.
A group of European experts in vestibular disorders completed a questionnaire, prepared by opinion leaders, on the use of betahistine in Menière’s disease.
The Delphi method was used as an iterative investigation method in order to increase and establish the consensus.
While betahistine was considered useful to reduce the number of the vertigo attacks during the intercritical phase of the disease, its use during attacks was considered helpful only when associated with other drugs.
Betahistine was not considered useful for preventing hearing loss.
The experts support the use of betahistine during the intercritical phase of the disease to reduce the number and severity of vertigo episodes.
They also defined the parameters for a good clinical approach to evaluate the efficacy of betahistine treatment for Menière’s disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Casani, Augusto& Navari, Elena& Guidetti, Giorgio& Lacour, Michel. 2018. Good Clinical Approach: Delphi Consensus for the Use of Betahistine in Menière’s Disease. International Journal of Otolaryngology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Casani, Augusto…[et al.]. Good Clinical Approach: Delphi Consensus for the Use of Betahistine in Menière’s Disease. International Journal of Otolaryngology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Casani, Augusto& Navari, Elena& Guidetti, Giorgio& Lacour, Michel. Good Clinical Approach: Delphi Consensus for the Use of Betahistine in Menière’s Disease. International Journal of Otolaryngology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173840
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1173840