H81.8
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) set to 80% of the individual sensory threshold of GVS. Stimulation will be given during three two minutes walking trials (slow, preferred, and fast
Sponsors
Department of Neurology & German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Neurologically confirmed bilateral vestibulopathy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: auditory, neurological, cardio-vascular or orthopedic disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in spatiotemporal gait parameters derived from treadmill recordings at three different walking speeds (slow, preferred, and fast walking) during stimulation condition and sham stimulation conditions. Each of the total six walking trials will last for two minutes. Ten gait parameters will be analyzed: stride time, stride length, base of support, swing time percentage, double support time percentage as well as gait asymmetry, bilateral phase coordination and the coefficient of variation (CV) of stride time, stride length and base of support. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in the subjective estimation of walking stability: After the recording session, subjects will be asked whether they felt any change in walking stability (improvement or deterioration) between the two stimulation conditions. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMax Wühr
Department of Neurology & German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Outcome results
None listed