Inner ear implant may boost brain function in balance disorder patients

NCT ID NCT07627087

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether a vestibular implant (a device that helps with balance) can improve how people with severe inner ear damage perform tasks like staying upright, navigating, and thinking. About 20 people who already have the implant will be tested with it on and off, and their results will be compared to people without the implant. The goal is to understand if the implant helps with these higher-level brain functions, not to cure the condition.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Bilateral Vestibulopathy idiopathic bilateral vestibulopathy Orientation, Spatial unilateral hypoactive labyrinth vestibular disorder

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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • Universite de Geneve

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    Geneva, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland

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