Posture Detection for Automated Abdominal Binder
Completed
Conditions studied: Hypotension, Orthostatic
In brief
The automated inflatable abdominal binder is an investigational device for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension (low blood pressure on standing) in autonomic failure patients. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of the binder in detecting body posture during different types of human motion patterns and activities of daily living, and to develop new (and better) ways to detect upright posture. In particular, the investigators want to determine if activities of daily living, normally encountered by patients (lying down, sitting, standing, walking, and climbing up and down steps), interfere with the detection of upright posture used to trigger the device. Studies will be conducted in healthy subjects because the main purpose of this study is to evaluate posture detection rather than treating orthostatic hypotension.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02280369
- Run by
- Vanderbilt University
- People needed
- 21
- Starts
- 2014-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2017-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-01-18
Who can join
Age: 21 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Body mass index <30 Kg/m2.
- Able and willing to provide informed consent.
You may not qualify if…
- Pregnancy.
- Any major medical problems or systemic illnesses known to produce orthostatic intolerance.
- Other factors which in the investigator's opinion would prevent the subject from completing the protocol including clinically significant abnormalities in clinical, mental or laboratory testing during the screening
Where it is running
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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