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Trial reportSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Retention Effects of Long-Term Balance Training with Vibrotactile Sensory Augmentation in Healthy Older Adults.

Tian Bao, Fatemeh Noohi, Catherine Kinnaird, Wendy J Carender, Vincent J Barone, Geeta Peethambaran, Susan L Whitney, Rachael D Seidler, Kathleen H Sienko

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
11.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tian BaoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7310-3436
Fatemeh NoohiDepartment of Psychology, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Catherine KinnairdDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Wendy J CarenderDepartment of Otolaryngology, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Vincent J BaroneDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Geeta PeethambaranPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Susan L WhitneyDepartment of Physical Therapy and Otolaryngology, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 100 Bridgeside Point, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4271-8718
Rachael D SeidlerDepartment of Psychology, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2452-9024
Kathleen H SienkoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7967-6788
University of Michigan · USMichigan Medicine · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

The effect of frequent sensory substitution training on short- and long term balaR21DC012410 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SIENKO, KATHLEEN H. · 2013 to 2014
$415k
National Science Foundation CAREER RAPD/GARDE-0846471National Science Foundation GARDE 1159635NIH HHS 5R21DC012410-02University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MiBrain Initiative Working Group grant, Multisensory Integration and Reweighting Dynamics
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vibrotactile sensory augmentation (SA) decreases postural sway during real-time use; however, limited studies have investigated the long-term effects of training with SA. This study assessed the retention effects of long-term balance training with and without vibrotactile SA among community-dwelling healthy older adults, and explored brain-related changes due to training with SA. Sixteen participants were randomly assigned to the experimental group (EG) or control group (CG), and trained in their homes for eight weeks using smart-phone balance trainers. The EG received vibrotactile SA. Balance performance was assessed before, and one week, one month, and six months after training. Functional MRI (fMRI) was recorded before and one week after training for four participants who received vestibular stimulation. Both groups demonstrated significant improvement of SOT composite and MiniBESTest scores, and increased vestibular reliance. Only the EG maintained a minimal detectable change of 8 points in SOT scores six months post-training and greater improvements than the CG in MiniBESTest scores one month post-training. The fMRI results revealed a shift from activation in the vestibular cortex pre-training to increased activity in the brainstem and cerebellum post-training. These findings showed that additional balance improvements were maintained for up to six months post-training with vibrotactile SA for community-dwelling healthy older adults.

Indexed as

Postural BalanceVestibule, LabyrinthAgedHealth StatusHumansIndependent LivingSmartphonebalance rehabilitationhome-basedolder adultsretentionsensory augmentationsensory reweightingtelehealthtelerehabilitationvibrotactilewearable device

Identifiers

PMID35459000
PMCPMC9027305
OpenAlexW4224247969

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