Use of a Vibrotactile Sensory Prosthesis in Patients With Postural Imbalance and Spatial Disorientation

Imperial College London

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 1

Conditions: Proprioceptive Disorders; Hemispatial Neglect; Vestibular Diseases; Peripheral Neuropathies

Treatments: Device: Vibrotactile feedback

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00146952

DNMCA-PR1077

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators propose to explore the hypothesis that vibrotactile channels for indicating spatial orientation can be exploited as a sensory prosthesis. The specific research applications will be used for guiding visual orientation, to provide alternative feedback to vision and vestibular signals for controlling balance, and for directional and lateralisation cueing in patients with neglect syndromes. The programme will study whether vibrotactile feedback improves performance and also if it speeds rehabilitation when used as an adjunct to conventional therapy.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Sensory impairments
• Unsteadiness

Exclusion criteria

• High strokes

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)