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Can a smartphone app steady your balance after a concussion?

NCT ID NCT06222450

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

Summary

This study tests whether a mobile app can help adults with dizziness after a mild traumatic brain injury. 68 participants will either do standard home exercises or use a gamified app version. The goal is to see if the app leads to greater improvement in dizziness and balance after 4 weeks.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) delivered via a mobile app
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a more convenient and engaging way to reduce dizziness after a mild concussion.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial (68 participants) comparing two forms of the same therapy, so any advantage may be modest or not generalizable.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 68 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Dec 2024

Expected to finish

Sep 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * at least 18 years of age, * diagnosis of mTBI, * documented dizziness (total DHI score ≥ 16) and/or imbalance (total functional gait assessment score \< 23/30 or \< age-referenced norms) Exclusion Criteria: * severe neurological disease (e.g., Parkinson's disease, neuropathy), * moderate to severe cognitive impairment (\< 23/30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment), * significant orthopedic issues that would impact mobility or ability to perform gaze stabilization exercises (e.g., significant cervical dysfunction or pain), * vision impairment (best-corrected visual acuity worse than 20/40 in the better eye), and * severe depression/anxiety (≥ 9 on the 4-item Patient health Questionnaire)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Brain Concussion Dizziness traumatic brain injury

As listed by the trial registrant

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How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Duke University School of Medicine

    RECRUITING

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • James A Haley VA Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

  • James H Quillen VAMC

    RECRUITING

    Mountain Home, Tennessee, 37684, United States

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