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Multisensory Augmentation for Post-stroke Standing Balance
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Summary
Many individuals who experience a stroke have problems with their balance. In part, these balance problems may be due to sensory issues. This study will test whether sensory augmentation has the potential to improve post-stroke balance. Sensory augmentation is a method by which non-invasive vibration is used to enhance the sensory information available to users, which may make it easier to feel where they are and prevent losses of balance.
Official title: Multisensory Augmentation to Improve the Standing Balance of People With Chronic Stroke
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
21 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
36
Start Date
2025-01-14
Completion Date
2027-01-01
Last Updated
2026-01-06
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Balance training with sensory augmentation
Participants will complete 20 balance training sessions, in which they are required to keep their balance while standing on a platform that translates under their feet. During training, sensory augmentation will be delivered with an intensity controlled in real-time by their center of pressure motion. The difficulty of the balance training task will progressively increase over successive training sessions.
Balance training
Participants will complete 20 balance training sessions, in which they are required to keep their balance while standing on a platform that translates under their feet. During training, no sensory stimulation will be delivered. The difficulty of the balance training task will progressively increase over successive training sessions.
Locations (1)
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC
Charleston, South Carolina, United States