NCT03846830

Incremental Velocity Error as a New Treatment in Vestibular Rehabilitation

INVENT VPT: Incremental Velocity Error as a New Treatment in Vestibular Rehabilitation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective for this study is to compare outcome measures from vestibular rehabilitation (VPT) delivered in a traditional method against a new device Incremental Velocity Error (IVE) that improves physiologic performance of the vestibulo-ocular reflex. Participants include active duty service members with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and civilians with peripheral vestibular hypofunction. The investigators will use a clinical trial cross-over design with randomization to either the control (VPT) or experimental (IVE) group and measure vestibulo-ocular reflex function as well as subjective and functional outcomes in order to investigate the best means to improve delivery of vestibular rehabilitation.

Conditions

• Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
• Vestibular Neuropathy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Incremental Velocity Error (IVE)	A lightweight headband has electronics attached that detect head velocity and move a laser target at a fraction of the head velocity.
BEHAVIORAL	Traditional Vestibular Rehabilitation (VPT)	Standard of care, meta-analysis vetted, eye and head motion exercises to reduced morbidity associated with dizziness and imbalance.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-10-11
• Primary completion: 2025-04-01
• Completion: 2025-04-01
• First posted: 2019-02-20
• Last updated: 2025-11-12

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States