What this means
Researchers want to see if a new electronic device can improve walking speed and balance in older adults. This is a trial that is still recruiting, so no results are available yet.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 21 and over
- Where
- 2 sites, including Maryland, Massachusetts
The science
- Registered title
- Testing Effectiveness of a Stochastic Noise Stimulator to Immediately Improve Balance and Gait
- Trial ID
- NCT06688578 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Vestibular Disorder, Aging
- What is tested
- Subperceptual Stimulus, Sham Comparator
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
- Ages
- 21 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Nov 14, 2024 · updated Jun 23, 2026
Registry summary
The goal of this intervention study is to determine if a new electronic stimulation device, similar to a TENS can improve balance and make walking easier in older individuals with reduced balance function. The main question aims to answer the following:
Can using the device improve walking speed in older individuals?
Participants will be asked to perform a number of tasks while wearing the device:
Walk for 6 minutes
- Stand in place while having balance measured (eyes open and closed)
- Stand on a foam block while having balance measured (eyes open and closed)
- Sit in a chair that will tilt +/- 20 degrees while wearing goggles that take videos of the participants eyes.
Sites (2)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States