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Effect of Vestibular Perceptual Learning on Vestibular Thresholds and Balance
Led by Ohio State University · Updated on 2025-09-11
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
89 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
O
Ohio State University
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The intervention being studied is a minimal risk perceptual learning protocol delivered in an academic laboratory setting; the goal of the intervention is to improve the perception of passive whole-body tilts and/or translations, as well as balance, by providing feedback following passive tilts or translations of the body. The protocol lasts a total of \~45 days: Day 1 includes a pre-test assessment of perception and balance, as well as 100 repetitions of training, Days 2-7 each include 400 repetitions of training, and Day 6 includes only post-test assessments of perception and balance.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effect of Vestibular Perceptual Learning on Vestibular Thresholds and Balance
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Must be able to stand
- No leg or foot amputations
- No lower limb braces
- Not currently feeling dizzy or lightheaded
- Not currently pregnant by self-report
- Weight 275 pounds or less
You will not qualify if you...
- Severe head trauma or traumatic brain injury
- Any vestibular disorder (e.g., Meniere's Disease, Vestibular Migraine, unresolved BPPV, vestibular hypofunction except due to aging, PPPD)
- History of seizures
- Neurologic illness or condition impacting vestibular or balance function (e.g., stroke, neurodegenerative disorders, demyelinating illness)
- Major psychiatric disorders (e.g., panic disorder, psychosis)
- Eye diseases or conditions limiting vision worse than 20/40 (e.g., amblyopia, macular degeneration, retina dystrophy, glaucoma, cataracts)
- Recent (less than 6 months) lower extremity orthopedic injuries
- Upper extremity injuries requiring current sling immobilization
- Recent surgery
- Any other severe health problem (heart disease, pulmonary disease, cancer)
- Vision in both eyes must be better than 20/40 with best correction
- Pregnant women
- Additional exclusion criteria as needed by investigators
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43212
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Research Team
D
Daniel M Merfeld, PhD
CONTACT
S
Shauntelle A Cannon, AuD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
6
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