Computerized Vestibular Rehabilitation
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 65 |
| Updated: | 12/14/2018 |
| Start Date: | December 1, 2018 |
| End Date: | November 30, 2020 |
| Contact: | Mark F Walker, MD |
| Email: | Mark.Walker5@va.gov |
| Phone: | (216) 791-3800 |
Computerized Game-based Vestibular Rehabilitation: Assessment of Feasibility and Motor Learning
Disorders of vestibular function and balance are an important component of many conditions
that commonly affect veterans, such as inner ear diseases, diabetes, and traumatic brain
injury. Veterans with vestibular impairment have reduced quality of life, limitations on work
and physical activities, and an increased risk of falls. The goal of this research is to
develop a more engaging and effective interactive tool for vestibular rehabilitation to
improve the lives of affected veterans. The first steps in this process will be to test the
ability of the application to facilitate vestibular learning and to test its feasibility in
vestibular patients. The hypothesis is that computer-game-based adaptation will induce robust
VOR motor learning and will provide an engaging platform for vestibular rehabilitation.
Ultimately, our application has the potential to provide more flexible vestibular exercises
that will allow therapy to be customized for each patient. It will also have the ability to
track a patient's progress over time and to advance exercises as function improves.
that commonly affect veterans, such as inner ear diseases, diabetes, and traumatic brain
injury. Veterans with vestibular impairment have reduced quality of life, limitations on work
and physical activities, and an increased risk of falls. The goal of this research is to
develop a more engaging and effective interactive tool for vestibular rehabilitation to
improve the lives of affected veterans. The first steps in this process will be to test the
ability of the application to facilitate vestibular learning and to test its feasibility in
vestibular patients. The hypothesis is that computer-game-based adaptation will induce robust
VOR motor learning and will provide an engaging platform for vestibular rehabilitation.
Ultimately, our application has the potential to provide more flexible vestibular exercises
that will allow therapy to be customized for each patient. It will also have the ability to
track a patient's progress over time and to advance exercises as function improves.
Inclusion Criteria:
- GROUP 1: Healthy volunteers: Static visual acuity of at least 20/30 at testing
distance
- GROUP 2: Vestibular patients: Unilateral or bilateral vestibular hypofunction, No
central vestibular disorder, Static Visual Acuity of at least 20/30 at testing
distance
Exclusion Criteria:
- GROUP 1: Peripheral or central vestibular disorder
- GROUP 2: Central vestibular disorder
We found this trial at
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Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Principal Investigator: Mark F. Walker, MD
Phone: 216-791-3800
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