Rehabilitation of impaired body orientation in space: investigation of reliability and validity of the Spacecurl as a diagnostic tool

Rehabilitation of impaired body orientation in space: investigation of reliability and validity of the Spacecurl as a diagnostic tool - 1a_Spacecurl

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00003212

Enrollment

200

Registered

2011-11-08

Start date

2012-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

I69.3 R29.5 R27 R29.3

Interventions

Group 1: 100 patients with spatial orientation disorders after stroke. They participate on four Spacecurl investigations on 2 consecutive days. One investigation at the Spacecurl will take about 1 ½ t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Arm 1: -unilateral right hemispheric cerebral infarction -polyneuropathy -Bilateral vestibulopathy -Central vestibular lesions Arm 2: healthy subjects >18 years as control group

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Severe cardiovascular disorders • Known thrombosis • Known Aneurysms • Unstable spine • neurosis / psychosis • advanced pregnancy • Height below 145 cm and 195 cm or body weight >130 kg

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Subjective Postural Vertical (SPV) measurement on two consecutive days: The SPV is measured with the Spacecurl. The examiner slightly deflects the subject (coronal and sagittal plane) and leads him slowly (1.8 °/s) back to the vertical. The subject beckons to the investigator (verbally or by pressing a button) when he feels vertically aligned. He also has the possibility to self-adjust his position to the vertical (magnitude estimation and magnitude production). The degrees are measured on a calibrated scale mounted on the Spacecurl. In addition, they are recorded by a Accelometer, which contains a gyroscope.	—

Measure

Time frame

Subjective Postural Vertical (SPV) measurement on two consecutive days: The SPV is measured with the Spacecurl. The examiner slightly deflects the subject (coronal and sagittal plane) and leads him slowly (1.8 °/s) back to the vertical. The subject beckons to the investigator (verbally or by pressing a button) when he feels vertically aligned. He also has the possibility to self-adjust his position to the vertical (magnitude estimation and magnitude production). The degrees are measured on a calibrated scale mounted on the Spacecurl. In addition, they are recorded by a Accelometer, which contains a gyroscope.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measurement on day 1: Subjective visual vertical (SVV) The bucket method was evaluated by Zwergal et al. (2009) as an easily performed and reliable bed-side test to measure the SIA. For the SVV test the subject sits upright and looks into a bucket. The visual field is completely covered by the edge of the bucket. On the bottom of the bucket is a dark, straight line. The bucket is rotated slowly by the examiner from different starting positions in the direction of position zero. The subject indicates when he determines the dark line as vertical and the investigator reads out the deviation in degrees on a scale on the outside of the bucket. Haptic Subjective Vertical (SHP) The SHP is measured with a stick affixed on a vertical board . The subject turns it with his eyes closed from various starting positions in the position where they guess the stick is vertically. The degrees can be read out from a scale on the board.	—

Measure

Time frame

Measurement on day 1: Subjective visual vertical (SVV) The bucket method was evaluated by Zwergal et al. (2009) as an easily performed and reliable bed-side test to measure the SIA. For the SVV test the subject sits upright and looks into a bucket. The visual field is completely covered by the edge of the bucket. On the bottom of the bucket is a dark, straight line. The bucket is rotated slowly by the examiner from different starting positions in the direction of position zero. The subject indicates when he determines the dark line as vertical and the investigator reads out the deviation in degrees on a scale on the outside of the bucket. Haptic Subjective Vertical (SHP) The SHP is measured with a stick affixed on a vertical board . The subject turns it with his eyes closed from various starting positions in the position where they guess the stick is vertically. The degrees can be read out from a scale on the board.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJeannine Bergmann

Schoen Klinik Bad Aibling

jbergmann@schoen-kliniken.de+49 (0) 8061-903-1954

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026