NCT07253532NARecruitingAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Vibrotactile Balance Belt Effect on Improving Gait

Johns Hopkins University

Start Date

3/20/2026

Completion Date

12/1/2030

Summary

This study will examine the effect of using a vibrotactile feedback implemented into a belt, at improving gait in those with gait disorders.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 18 years to 80 years

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-80 years old * Waist between 60 and 120 cm * Intact vibration sensitivity around the waist * Balance disorder and/or a diagnosis of ataxia or vestibular dysfunction (diagnosis based on imaging, clinical and family history, vestibular function tests, and/or genetic testing) * Speak English Exclusion Criteria: * Previous Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT) finished less than 2 months ago * Inability to stand or walk slowly without support in the light on a firm underground * Neurological, ophthalmological and/or orthopedic disorders that hampers vestibular, oculomotor or gait and posture examination

Interventions

DEVICE

BalanceBelt

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Conditions

Vestibular HypofunctionAtaxia - OtherGait Impairment

Locations

Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Baltimore, Maryland 21287

United States

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

Baltimore, Maryland 21287

United States