Wearable sensors may personalize balance rehab for older adults — a trial puts them to the test
NCT ID NCT05391932
First seen Jul 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026
Summary
This trial tests a wearable-sensor system called MINDGAPS that tracks eye and body movements during balance exercises. Researchers want to see if it can improve dizziness and stability in older adults with vestibular hypofunction — a common cause of falls. The study also checks whether the system is safe, easy to use, and practical for home-based rehab.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a wearable-sensor-based system called MINDGAPS that tracks gaze and postural stability during vestibular exercises
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a more effective, personalized way to improve balance and reduce falls in older adults with dizziness.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 36 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The system requires wearing sensors and may not suit everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 36 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2022
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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40 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Reports issues with dizziness or imbalance * Ability to stand independently * Presence of peripheral vestibular hypofunction as indicated by examination with video nystagmography, video head impulse testing, or dynamic visual acuity testing. Exclusion Criteria: * cervical spine disorders * vertebral or carotid artery dissection * blindness * peripheral or central oculomotor palsy * centrally mediated vestibular dysfunction
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Montana
RECRUITINGMissoula, Montana, 59812, United States
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