Therapeutic Effects of Electrical Vestibular Stimulation (EVS) on Balance and Gait
Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Vestibulopathy
In brief
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.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06846047
- Run by
- Neursantys Inc
- People needed
- 500
- Starts
- 2025-01-20
- Expected to finish
- 2027-02-28
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-02-25
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 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.
- Able to complete gait assessment tests such as walking up to 200m on a flat surface without assistance.
You may not qualify if…
- Participants must not be using a pacemaker, cochlear implant, or any other implanted electronic device.
- 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).
- Participants must have the mental capacity to provide consent and perform tasks required by the experiment.
Where it is running
- Caring Hands Caregivers — Cupertino, California, United States (enrolling)
- Neursantys — Menlo Park, California, United States (enrolling)
- University of Calgary — Calgary, Alberta, Canada (enrolling)
- Sparx Wellness Institute — Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada (enrolling)
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