Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo of Lateral Semicircular Canal: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of included studies.

Reference	^1	Participants	Interventions/comparisons ( in each group)	Outcome(s)	Study design
Casani et al. [20]	112	Geotropic LSCC BPPV	Gufoni maneuver (58); Barbecue maneuver + FPP^2 (54)	No nystagmus by SRT^3 1 day following interventions	Double armed RCT
Kim et al. [21]	164	Geotropic LSCC BPPV	Gufoni maneuver (64); Barbecue maneuver (53); Sham (47)	Absence of vertigo and positioning nystagmus 30–60 minutes after initial maneuver	Triple armed RCT
Kim et al. [22]	154	Apogeotropic LSCC BPPV	Gufoni maneuver (52); Head-shaking (53); Sham (49)	Absence of vertigo and positioning nystagmus 30–60 minutes after initial maneuver	Triple armed RCT
Mandalà et al. [23]	72	Geotropic/apogeotropic LSCC BPPV	Gufoni maneuver (37); Sham (35)	No nystagmus by SRT, 1–24 hours following interventions	Double armed RCT
Oh et al. [24]	103	Apogeotropic LSCC BPPV	Modified Semont’s maneuver (52); Head-shaking (51)	Resolution of positional vertigo and nystagmus 30 minutes after maneuver	Double armed RCT with interchange for nonresponding patients
Testa et al. [17]	87	Geotropic/apogeotropic LSCC BPPV	Gufoni maneuver (44); Modified Gufoni maneuver (43)	Resolution of vertigo and nystagmus	Double armed RCT

: number of patients included in analysis.
Forced prolonged positioning (following barbecue maneuver).
Supine roll test.