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Vestibular Rehabilitation/Balance Belt for Peripheral Vestibular Disease

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Jacob R Brodsky, MD

Research Sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 3 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is testing a special vibrating belt to help children with balance problems. The belt gives gentle vibrations to guide their movements during exercises. Researchers want to see if this belt helps more than regular balance exercises alone.

Eligible Conditions

Peripheral Vestibular Disease
Vestibular Disorders

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 3 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~3 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change in BESS Score from baseline to 3 months

Change in CTSIB Score from baseline to 3 months

Change in DGI Score from baseline to 3 months

Secondary study objectives

Change in subjective symptoms from baseline to 3 months

Sensory Kinetics Balance Rehabilitation System Feedback

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Vestibular Rehabilitation/Balance BeltExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Subjects will undergo weekly vestibular rehabilitation sessions for 3 months (a total of 12 sessions). They will undergo standard balance training exercises with the physical therapists like the control group, but will also undergo an additional 15 minutes of Balance Belt exercises during each session.

Group II: Standard Vestibular RehabilitationActive Control1 Intervention

Subjects will undergo weekly vestibular rehabilitation sessions for 3 months (a total of 12 sessions of an hour each). During these sessions, standard balance training exercises will be done at the discretion of the physical therapists.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Vestibular Rehabilitation/Balance Belt

2016

N/A

~40

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