Vibrotactile Balance Belt Effect on Improving Gait

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Conditions studied: Vestibular Hypofunction, Ataxia - Other, Gait Impairment

In brief

This study will examine the effect of using a vibrotactile feedback implemented into a belt, at improving gait in those with gait disorders.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07253532

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

90

Starts

2026-03-20

Expected to finish

2030-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18-80 years old
• Waist between 60 and 120 cm
• Intact vibration sensitivity around the waist
• Balance disorder and/or a diagnosis of ataxia or vestibular dysfunction (diagnosis based on imaging, clinical and family history, vestibular function tests, and/or genetic testing)
• Speak English

You may not qualify if…

• Previous Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT) finished less than 2 months ago
• Inability to stand or walk slowly without support in the light on a firm underground
• Neurological, ophthalmological and/or orthopedic disorders that hampers vestibular, oculomotor or gait and posture examination

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions — Baltimore, Maryland, United States (enrolling)
• Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States (enrolling)

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