OKS for Gait Instability

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Vestibular Disorder; Gait, Unsteady
• Interventions: Device: OKS

• Registration Number: NCT03579186
• Lead Sponsor: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Brief Summary

Specific aim: To determine whether optokinetic stimulation can improve gait abnormalities.

Hypothesis: Optokinetic stimulation stimulates the vestibular system and can improve vestibular induced gait disorders.

Detailed Description

This is a pilot study designed to determine whether or not the optokinetic stimulation improves gait in patients with gait abnormalities, specifically vestibular induced gait disorders. The study population will consist of patients already receiving a gait assessment through the Brain Fit Club (BFC) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. This gait assessment involves walking and posture evaluations. Patients will complete a gait assessment as part of their normal BFC evaluation. Those who consent to participate in the study will then complete a gait assessment while receiving optokinetic stimulation. The investigators will compare baseline gait and postural control before and during OKS stimulation.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-06-19
• Study First Submitted: 2018-03-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-07-03
• Study First Posted: 2018-07-06
• Status Verified: 2021-08
• Primary Completion: 2022-12-12
• Study Completion: 2022-12-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-12-12
• Last Update Posted: 2022-12-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Gait	OKS	Patients undergoing a routine clinical gait assessment at the Brain Fit Club at BIDMC will have their posture and gait measured before and during optokinetic stimulation (OKS).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gait - (measured using a wireless 3D accelerometer)	After 5 minutes of OKS	Change in walking balance (lateral step deviation) as measured using a wireless 3D accelerometer
Posture - (measured using a stationary force platform)	After 5 minutes of OKS	Change in standing balance (left-right deviation) as measured using a stationary force platform.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Speed	After 5 minutes of OKS	Change in gait speed

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States