The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the BrainPort balance device in improving balance in people with balance deficits due to stroke.
Following baseline assessments, subjects participate in 5 consecutive days (10 hours) of clinic training with the BrainPort balance device with a Physical Therapist. Assessments are repeated at the end of clinic training. Following clinic training, subjects take the device home to use for two (2) 20 minute training sessions each day. Subjects return to the clinic for one (1) day of testing after using the device at home for 7 weeks.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
29
The BrainPort balance device, is a non-invasive medical device that provides head and body position information to a person via their tongue.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Middleton, Wisconsin, United States
Dynamic Gait Index
Time frame: baseline, 5 days, end of study
Berg Balance Scale
Time frame: Baseline, 5 days, end of study
Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale
Time frame: Baseline, 5 days, end of study
Timed Up and Go
Time frame: Baseline, 5 days, end of study
Stroke Impact Scale
Time frame: Baseline, 5 day, end of study
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