NCT01749800

Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation and Motor Training in Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors

Combining Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation and Motor Training in Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors With Attentional Deficits

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 7 (actual)
• Sponsor: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The overall goal of the proposed project is to perform a preliminary study to assess the potential effects of galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) on the outcomes of a cognitive test of attention and the outcomes of robot-assisted upper-limb rehabilitation.

Detailed description

We plan to explore the use of GVS on the severity of attention span deficits and motor training delivered using a spring-based robot. We intend to carry out the study in a small cohort of traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors (20 subjects). Subjects with attention span deficits but no significant motor impairments will solely undergo a cognitive test of attention with/without GVS. Subjects with both attention span deficits and significant motor impairments will undergo a cognitive test of attention and robot-assisted upper-limb rehabilitation with/without GVS.

Conditions

• TBI
• Attention Deficits
• Motor Impairments

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	GVS	A small current is delivered to the vestibular system via electrodes placed over the subject's mastoid processes.
DEVICE	Sham GVS	Electrodes are placed over the subject's mastoid processes and connected to the device, but the device is not active.
DEVICE	Armeo Spring	A robotic system supports the weak arm of the subject to make it easier to perform therapeutic exercises.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-07-01
• Primary completion: 2014-11-01
• Completion: 2014-11-01
• First posted: 2012-12-17
• Last updated: 2017-05-31
• Results posted: 2017-05-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States