A Wireless Lingual Feedback Device to Reduce Overpressures in Seated Posture: A Feasibility Study (prevesc0001)

TIMC-IMAG

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postural Behaviour; Overpressures Reductions

Treatments: Device: recordings with device equipped; Device: Control

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00917228

prevesc0001

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates the feasibility of a biofeedback system aimed at reducing overpressures during seated posture. The system consists of (1) a pressure sensors map, (2) a laptop that couples sensors with actuators, (3) a Tongue Display Unit (TDU) consisting of a wireless circuit embedded in a dental retainer with a matrix of electrodes. The principle of this biofeedback system consists in (1) detecting overpressures in people who are seated over long periods of time, (2) estimating a postural change that could reduce these overpressures and (3) communicating this change through directional information transmitted by the TDU.

It is hypothesized that overpressures are diminished after biofeedback.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• young healthy subjects

Exclusion criteria

• motor or sensory disabilities

Trial design

0 participants in 2 patient groups

Feedback

Description:

Subjects of this group are equipped with the biofeedback system

Treatment:

Device: recordings with device equipped

Control

Description:

Subjects of this group are not equipped with the biofeedback system

Treatment:

Device: Control