Vestibular Intervention Via Portable Electrical Stimulator (VIPES)

January 30, 2023 updated by: Gaurav N. Pradhan, Mayo Clinic
The purpose of this study is to develop a vestibular interventional approach using stochastic vestibular stimulation (SVS) through a small, lightweight device, and a comfortable electrode set on the back of the head that stimulates the vestibular system and produces immediate improvements in balance, gait, and overall vestibular function for patients will balance disorder.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years to 55 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants must be able to consent to participate themselves.
  • Participants must be 21 to 55 years of age.
  • Must be able to attend in-person sessions at the Mayo Aerospace Medicine and - Vestibular Research Laboratory in Scottsdale, AZ.
  • No racial/ethnic groups will be excluded.
  • All participants must be fluent speakers of English.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of peripheral vestibulopathy (cleared by Dix-Hallpike, vHIT as part of clinical evaluation).
  • Women who are pregnant.
  • Inability to complete testing (e.g., severe symptom burden, inability to stand unassisted).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Stochastic Vestibular Stimulation (SVS) Condition
Subjects will perform standard clinical testing for balance and gait while wearing the Vestibular Intervention via Portable Electrical Stimulator (VIPES) system. The SVS device will be active throughout the testing at the respective current levels (i.e., 0.2mA to 1 mA at 0.2 mA increments).
A small, lightweight device able to deliver stochastic vestibular stimulation (SVS) using a comfortable electrode set on the back of the head as well as other proven modes of galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) related vestibular correction when required to mitigate motion sickness or provide auxiliary vestibular cueing.
No Intervention: Control Condition
Subjects will perform standard clinical testing for balance and gait without SVS

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in balance performance
Time Frame: Through study completion, approximately 1.5 hours
Change in balance performance during balance testing by measuring sway score across tested levels of GVR amplitude and control condition.
Through study completion, approximately 1.5 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Gaurav N Pradhan, Mayo Clinic

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 30, 2023

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 30, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 7, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 7, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

July 20, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 1, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 30, 2023

Last Verified

January 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 21-005284

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

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