Human Visual and Vestibular Motion Perception Study

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · Oct 25, 2019

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ClinConnect Summary

The Human Visual and Vestibular Motion Perception Study is looking to understand how our ability to perceive motion changes as we age or when we have vestibular disease, which affects balance. The study aims to measure how sensitive people are to visual and balance-related movements. Researchers hope that by learning more about these sensitivities, they can better understand the impacts of aging and certain health conditions on our ability to perceive motion.

The study is currently recruiting participants aged 65 to 92 years, including both healthy individuals and those diagnosed with vestibular disease who are in general good health. To participate, healthy subjects should not have serious health issues or cognitive problems and must be able to complete the study tasks. Patients with vestibular disease must also be generally healthy but have specific types of balance loss. If you join the study, you can expect to take part in various tasks that assess how well you perceive motion. This research could provide valuable insights into balance and motion perception as we age or deal with health conditions.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• Healthy subjects:
• • general good health
• Vestibular Disease patients:
• • general good health
• • specific unilateral or bilateral vestibular loss
• Exclusion Criteria:
• Healthy subjects:
• • subjects who are institutionalized or otherwise not self-sufficient.
• • enduring sequelae due to diseases of the nervous system, eyes, ears, head and neck, and limbs, except for changes commensurate with normal aging (e.g. presbyacusic hearing loss, mild cataract, etc.).
• • abnormal cognitive function, which if in question can be determined as a score of \<27 on the Mini-Mental State test.
• • corrected visual acuity worse than 20/20 up to age 65, worse than 20/40 if \>65
• • abnormal binocular stereo-acuity or visual fields.
• • any defects in cranial nerve, oculomotor, cerebellar/coordination, and somatosensory functions.
• • any abnormal oculomotor and vestibular function (caloric tests)
• Vestibular Disease patients:
• • Inability to perform the study tasks due to sensory, motor, or postural limitations