Clinical trials: Musculoskeletal Equilibrium
Postural Balance, Accidental Falls
Improving Balance and Mobility
Falls are dangerous leading to injuries and even death. The VA has made fall prevention a priority, but effective programs only reduce falls by 30%.
- Conditions
- Postural Balance, Accidental Falls, Mobility Limitation
- Trial name
- MMBI (NCT02374463)
- Testing
- MMBI, Tai Chi
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Dizziness
Vestibular Rehabilitation and Otolith Dysfunction
Recent studies suggest that otolith dysfunction is a common finding in individuals with a history of head trauma/blast exposure and/or noise-induced hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT02652442
- Testing
- Centrifugation Distance, Centrifugation Duration, Centrifugation Schedule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Dizziness, Brain Injury
Vestibular Consequences of Blast-related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
The purpose of this project is to determine the effects of mild traumatic brain injury and blast exposure on the inner ear balance and central nervous systems.
- Trial name
- NCT01021137
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Dizziness, Vertigo
Sensory Training for Visual Motion Sickness
This is a preliminary study to determine the reliability and validity of new tests of orientation and balance, as well as to test the effects of a new treatment for visually induced dizziness.
- Conditions
- Dizziness, Vertigo, Motion Sickness
- Trial name
- NCT04420949
- Testing
- Sensory re-weighting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Accidental Fall, Postural Balance
Standing Balance as the Fifth Vital Sign in Clinical Setting
This 18-month prospective, observational study involving real world data will determine if the use of a standing scale that delivers a quantitative measure of standing balance along with weight (balance + weight) in place of a…
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Postural Balance, Clinical Decision-making
- Trial name
- NCT04139642
- Testing
- SimpleSway
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Muscle Weakness, Quadriceps Muscle Atrophy
NM Balance Regulation With ULLS and Loss of Sleep
The goal of this trial is to learn about how restricted sleep and not bearing weight on the leg affects muscle strength and posture control.
- Conditions
- Muscle Weakness, Quadriceps Muscle Atrophy, Sleep Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT05956964
- Testing
- Sleep Restriction, Sleep Adequate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lance Bollinger
Parkinson Disease
Effect of Levodopa on Postural Motor Learning in Parkinson Disease
The primary goal of this project is to gain a better understanding of whether and how levodopa (a common anti-Parkinson disease medication) alters postural motor learning in people with Parkinson disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02239978
- Testing
- Postural perturbation
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Down Syndrome, Postural Balance
Balance Bike Training in Down Syndrome
Background: Children with Down syndrome (DS) present with hypotonia, impaired balance and poor gross motor proficiency which lead to difficulty learning new motor skills, decreased engagement in physical activity, and limited…
- Trial name
- NCT03677245
- Testing
- Strider Balance Bike
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Falls, Balance
Toileting at Night in Older Adults: Light to Maximize Balance, Minimize Insomnia
To examine the change in balance that occurs in older individuals when exposed to different colored lights at night.
- Conditions
- Falls, Balance, Insomnia, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT01350505
- Testing
- White light exposure, Dim white light exposure, Very dim white light exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stroke, Balance; Distorted
Explorations of the Benefits of the ZeroG TRiP System to Improve Balance in Patients Following Stroke
Strokes are neurological events that can lead to devastating physical and cognitive deficits, such as the inability to ambulate, impaired balance regulation, and loss of coordination.
- Trial name
- NCT04919161
- Testing
- Body weight support system control group, Body weight support system with balance perturbations
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaylord Hospital, Inc
Osteoarthritis
Prospective Clinical Study Evaluating Tibiofemoral Rotational Alignment Using Intraoperative Sensing During Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
The objectives of the study are twofold: 1) Evaluate how intra-operative sensing may assist the surgeon with tibiofemoral rotational alignment by testing the precision and variability of setting tray rotation to the mid-third of…
- Trial name
- NCT02286739
- Testing
- TKA with "Verasense", TKA without "Verasense"
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Orthosensor, Inc.
Arthralgia, Trouble Balancing
Even-Up to Minimize Secondary Site Pain For Ankle Fracture
Evaluating impact of use of Even-Up shoe wear device for patients treated in CAM boot walker for an ankle fracture. Randomized controlled trial, randomizing patients into control group with boot treatment only versus boot…
- Trial name
- NCT04164563
- Testing
- Even-Up
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital