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Head-Mounted Vibrotactile Prosthesis for Patients With Chronic Postural Instability

NCT03330262 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 13

Last updated 2021-03-10

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Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate a tactile prosthesis that provide individuals who have demonstrated chronic imbalance with help to maintain a correct sense of orientation with respect to the gravity and improve posture control.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

BALCAP prosthesis

The noninvasive BALCAP prosthesis offers uses six degrees-of-freedom (6-DOF) sensing to detect postural imbalance and actuate low-amplitude vibrotactile cues directly to the head to provide the wearer with feedback concerning head tilt in the pitch and roll plane.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    collaborator OTHER

  • Barron Associates, Inc.

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Eugene Parker, PHD · Barron Associates, Inc.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-01
Primary Completion
2018-11-30
Completion
2018-11-30
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

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