Exploratory trial on the carry-over effect, accumulation effect and safety of long-term noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation on improvement of body balance in patients with bilateral vestibulopathy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- bilateral vestibulopathy
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000028054
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Tokyo Hospital
- Brief Summary
In patients with bilateral vestibulopathy, noisy GVS significantly improved total length of COP for 3 h after the cessation of the stimulus. The envelopment area and RMS of the COP and gait performance were not kept improved by noisy GVS.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 13
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1)Metal in the body, including intracephalic aneurysm clips and pace makers 2)Orthopedic disease 3)Heart disease 4)Inability to walk without assistance 5)A malignant tumor 6)Medicated by any tranquilizers and/or antidepressants 7)Consumed alcohol after 10 PM the day prior to the trial 8)Deemed not eligible by the investigator (co-investigator)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Changes in total length of the center of pressure (COP) from the baseline (From 0 to 3 h after the cessation of noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation) 2. Adverse events and troubles
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Changes in envelopment area and root meas square (RMS) of COP from the baseline 2. Changes in gait velocity, step length and step time