Inner ear implant aims to restore balance in dizzy patients

NCT ID NCT05674786

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tests a vestibular implant, a device surgically placed in the inner ear to electrically stimulate balance nerves. It aims to improve balance, posture, and vision in up to 8 adults with bilateral vestibular hypofunction, a condition causing chronic dizziness and instability. Participants receive the implant and are evaluated over 6 months.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Vestibular implant (MVI™ Multichannel Vestibular Implant System)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could lead to an effective treatment for chronic imbalance and unsteady vision in people with bilateral vestibular hypofunction.
What could go wrong: This is a very small early study with only 8 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The implant is experimental and carries surgical risks.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

bilateral hypoactive labyrinth Bilateral Vestibulopathy cerebellar ataxia, intellectual disability, and dysequilibrium deafness, aminoglycoside-induced Dizziness idiopathic bilateral vestibulopathy inner ear disorder Ototoxicity Sensation Disorders vestibular disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

AMINOGLYCOSIDE OTOTOXICITY BILATERAL VESTIBULAR DEFICIENCY (BVD) BILATERAL VESTIBULAR HYPOFUNCTION BILATERAL VESTIBULOPATHY GENTAMICIN OTOTOXICITY LABYRINTH DISEASES OTHER DISORDERS OF VESTIBULAR FUNCTION, BILATERAL SENSATION DISORDERS VESTIBULAR DISEASES

Contacts and locations

Locations

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
RECRUITING

Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

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