Effects of noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation on walking performance in patients with bilateral vestibulopathy

Not Applicable

• Conditions: H81.8; Other disorders of vestibular function

• Registration Number: DRKS00007875
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Neurology & German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-03-13
• Study Completion: 2015-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 13

Inclusion Criteria

Neurologically confirmed bilateral vestibulopathy

Exclusion Criteria

auditory, neurological, cardio-vascular or orthopedic disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in spatiotemporal gait parameters derived from treadmill recordings at three different walking speeds (slow, preferred, and fast walking) during stimulation condition and sham stimulation conditions. Each of the total six walking trials will last for two minutes. Ten gait parameters will be analyzed: stride time, stride length, base of support, swing time percentage, double support time percentage as well as gait asymmetry, bilateral phase coordination and the coefficient of variation (CV) of stride time, stride length and base of support.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in the subjective estimation of walking stability: After the recording session, subjects will be asked whether they felt any change in walking stability (improvement or deterioration) between the two stimulation conditions.