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Head-Mounted Vibrotactile Prosthesis for Patients With Chronic Postural Instability

NCT00889824 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 5

Last updated 2016-02-15

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Summary

The goal of this project is to provide individuals that have a balance deficit with a device that will give them signals that they can feel (vibrations) in order to help them maintain a correct sense of balance and perception of place in the environment.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

balance prosthesis

vibrotactile stimulation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Barron Associates, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joel A Goebel, MD · Washington University School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-02-28
Primary Completion
2012-06-30
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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