The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of different treatment techniques for patients with apogeotropic lateral semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (LC-BPPV), involving three groups treated with head-shaking, Gufoni-Appiani maneuver, and cupulolith repositioning maneuver (CuRM).
72 patients participated, and after four weeks, success rates for the treatments were quite high: 90.5% for head-shaking, 92.3% for Gufoni-Appiani, and a perfect 100% for CuRM, although overall differences among the groups were not statistically significant.
The researchers concluded that while all treatments were effective, CuRM demonstrated the highest long-term success rate,