Therapeutic Effects of Electrical Vestibular Stimulation (EVS) on Balance and Gait

Description

The aim of the study to is determine the safety, feasibility, efficacy, and persistence of non-invasive EVS to improve balance and gait performance in healthy individuals across the lifespan. Specifically, our objective is to measure balance and gait performance before, during and after exposure to single sessions and across repeated sequences of EVS at multiple study partner sites.

Conditions

Vestibulopathy

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Study overview

The aim of the study to is determine the safety, feasibility, efficacy, and persistence of non-invasive EVS to improve balance and gait performance in healthy individuals across the lifespan. Specifically, our objective is to measure balance and gait performance before, during and after exposure to single sessions and across repeated sequences of EVS at multiple study partner sites.

Therapeutic Effects of Electrical Vestibular Stimulation (EVS) on Balance and Gait

Therapeutic Effects of Electrical Vestibular Stimulation (EVS) on Balance and Gait

Condition
Vestibulopathy
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Cupertino

Caring Hands Caregivers, Cupertino, California, United States, 95014

Menlo Park

Neursantys, Menlo Park, California, United States, 94025

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Able to complete balance assessments such as standing with feet together/eyes open and feet together/eyes closed, both for at least 1 minute at a time, with no more than 1 minute rest required between tests.
  • 2. Able to complete gait assessment tests such as walking up to 200m on a flat surface without assistance.
  • 1. Participants must not be using a pacemaker, cochlear implant, or any other implanted electronic device.
  • 2. Participants must be free from any diagnosed neurological or musculoskeletal injuries and/or disorders other than those explicitly being investigated (i.e., vertigo, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, concussion).
  • 3. Participants must have the mental capacity to provide consent and perform tasks required by the experiment.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 100 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Neursantys Inc,

Ryan M Peters, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Calgary

Study Record Dates

2027-02-28