Daily Versus Intermittent Incremental Vestibulo-ocular Reflex Adaptation as a Novel Treatment for Dizziness in People With Multiple Sclerosis
Emory University
Summary
The study aims to study the effects of a novel treatment for vestibular symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis. The main objective is to determine whether daily personalized gaze stabilization training is more beneficial than intermittent gaze stability training in people with multiple sclerosis.
Description
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) often experience dizziness, caused by problems in how their brain processes balance signals. This dizziness can lead to difficulties keeping their eyes focused on a target while moving their head, known as gaze instability. This makes activities like walking or driving challenging and dangerous. Vestibular physical therapy, including gaze stabilization exercises, can help. The team developed StableEyes, a technology that improves gaze stability using a gradual approach to these exercises. In the studies, StableEyes significantly enhanced gaze stability in pe…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–89 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Neurologist-confirmed diagnosis of primary progressive or relapsing and remitting MS per The 2017 Revision of the McDonald Criteria and the Magnetic Resonance Imaging in MS, or a healthy volunteer without a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis or any related neurological conditions * Fluent in speaking and understanding English * Subjects with multiple sclerosis have self-reported vestibular symptoms of dizziness, imbalance, and/or a history of at least two falls in the prior 12 months Exclusion Criteria: * Clinically isolated syndrome or radiologically isolated syndrome. *…
Interventions
- DeviceStableEyes
Gaze stabilization exercises using the StableEyes device for the incremental vestibular-ocular reflex adaptation approach. The StableEyes device consists of a lightweight head unit with a 9-dimension inertial measurement unit and electrostatic micro-mirror that dynamically controls the 2-dimensional position of a 1-milliwatt red laser projected on a wall 1 meter in front of the subject. StableEyes is controlled via a lightweight control unit with a touchscreen interface tethered by cable to the head unit.
Location
- Emory UniveristyAtlanta, Georgia