Incremental Vestibulo-ocular Reflex Adaptation as a Novel Treatment for Dizziness in People With Multiple Sclerosis (NCT06495138)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
The study aims to study the effects of a novel treatment for vestibular symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis. The main objective is to determine whether daily personalized gaze stabilization training is more beneficial than intermittent gaze stability training in people with multiple sclerosis.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (3 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (14 items).
Location: Emory Univeristy — Atlanta, Georgia
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Clinically isolated syndrome or radiologically isolated syndrome.
- Worsening MS symptoms during the prior 60 days
- Immunotherapy change in the prior 60 days
- Self-reported cognitive impairment that limits independence with basic and instrumental activities of daily living
- Systolic blood pressure \> 180 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure \> 90 mmHg at rest
- Static visual acuity with correction of worse than 1.0 logMAR
- Manifest ocular misalignment ≥ 5 diopters (e.g., tropia, lazy eye, strabismus}
- Convergence insufficiency
- Intra-nuclear ophthalmoplegia
- Vestibular Migraine
- Major orthopedic conditions that limit cervical spine range of motion or that alter walking
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Emory Univeristy — Atlanta, Georgia
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.