OKS for Gait Instability



Status:Recruiting
Healthy:No
Age Range:50 - 90
Updated:7/8/2018
Start Date:June 19, 2015
End Date:March 26, 2020
Contact:Chun Lim
Email:limlab888@gmail.com
Phone:6176672926

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria

Optokinetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Gait Abnormalities

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.

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.

Inclusion criteria:

- Receiving a gait assessment through the BFC

- Ages 21-75

Exclusion criteria:

- Left hemiparesis

- Requires a cane or walker

- Documented evidence of falls or instability to the left

- Reduced vision

- Moderate or severe dementia
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330 Brookline Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
617-667-7000
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