Use of a Vibrotactile Balance Belt System for Vestibular Rehabilitation in the Pediatric Population

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Conditions studied: Vestibular Diseases

In brief

The investigators aim to compare rehabilitation progress between control patients who will undergo routine vestibular rehabilitation exercises and experimental patients who will undergo exercises using a vibrotactile balance belt (SKBRS - Sensory Kinetics Balance Rehabilitation System) in addition to their routine vestibular rehabilitation regimen during recovery from diseases affecting the vestibular system. The results of this pilot study will help to determine if the vibrotactile balance belt is a useful supplement to traditional vestibular rehabilitation techniques in children suffering from vestibular impairment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02722486

Run by

Boston Children's Hospital

People needed

34

Starts

2016-03-01

Expected to finish

2023-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2023-04-11

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Referred for vestibular rehabilitation due to balance impairment at Boston Children's Hospital.
• English speaking
• Understanding of how to use the device
• Intention to complete full 3 months of vestibular rehabilitation

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with developmental delay to a degree that prevents them from understanding how to use the device or that prevents them from being able to provide feedback on their experience with the device.
• Patients who are unable to stand for the 15 minutes necessary to complete the SKBRS exercises

Where it is running

• Boston Children's Hospital Waltham — Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

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