NCT00567944

Use of the BrainPort® Balance Device to Improve Balance in Adults With Balance Deficits Due to Stroke

A Substitute Vestibular Information System Using the BrainPort® Balance Device for Adults With Chronic Vestibular Dysfunction Following Stroke

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 29 (actual)
• Sponsor: Wicab · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the BrainPort balance device in improving balance in people with balance deficits due to stroke.

Detailed description

Following baseline assessments, subjects participate in 5 consecutive days (10 hours) of clinic training with the BrainPort balance device with a Physical Therapist. Assessments are repeated at the end of clinic training. Following clinic training, subjects take the device home to use for two (2) 20 minute training sessions each day. Subjects return to the clinic for one (1) day of testing after using the device at home for 7 weeks.

Conditions

• Cerebrovascular Accident

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	BrainPort Balance Device	The BrainPort balance device, is a non-invasive medical device that provides head and body position information to a person via their tongue.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-06-01
• Primary completion: 2010-04-01
• Completion: 2010-04-01
• First posted: 2007-12-05
• Last updated: 2012-06-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States