Hemispatial Neglect, Peripheral Neuropathies, Proprioceptive Disorders, Vestibular Diseases
Conditions
Keywords
Hemineglects
Brief summary
The investigators propose to explore the hypothesis that vibrotactile channels for indicating spatial orientation can be exploited as a sensory prosthesis. The specific research applications will be used for guiding visual orientation, to provide alternative feedback to vision and vestibular signals for controlling balance, and for directional and lateralisation cueing in patients with neglect syndromes. The programme will study whether vibrotactile feedback improves performance and also if it speeds rehabilitation when used as an adjunct to conventional therapy.
Interventions
DEVICEVibrotactile feedback
Sponsors
Medical Research Council
Imperial College London
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Sensory impairments * Unsteadiness
Exclusion criteria
* High strokes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean time reaction to the perturbation with the feedback | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Primary ContactMichael A Gresty, Pr
Backup ContactFrancois B Asseman, Dr
Outcome results
None listed