Grant: CIHR Fellowship
Direct Payment
$180,000.00
Toward a clinically practical objective head-impulse test (HIT)
FY 2014-15
Summary
The specific focus in this project is on the generation and delivery of safe and reproducible, clinically practical, whole-body (WB) stimulation for the head-impluse test (HIT). We will validate WB stimulation for targeted independent assessment of each of the six vestibular semicircular canals in a group of healthy adults and, in turn, related canal disease in selected patients. This translational project will ultimately aims to translate the screening HIT (bedside) protocol to a standardized and objective clinical office test performed with the validated WB stimulation. The WB is expected to be a better stimulus than manual stimulation in terms of canal-specific targeted-response validity and reliability. The current estimates of vestibular deficit over 25 millions of Americans aged over 40+ years old. The current research will improve the diagnostic of vestibular deficits that will in turn facilitate targeted treatment and rehabilitation.
Department
Program
CIHR Fellowship
Recipient
Location
Alabama, United States of America
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
319231
Name
Fournier Philippe V
Region
Alabama
Country
United States of America
Orgtype
Research Institution
Instname2
Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction
Theme2
Biomedical
Prcname2
Allied Health Professionals - Fellowships
Projecttitle
Toward a clinically practical objective head-impulse test (HIT)
Programtype2
Fellowship Programs
Orgnameinp2
Direct Payment
Cihramount2
$180,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
CIHR Fellowship
Keyworddelim
Balance; Clinical Diagnostic; Dizziness; Rotatory Chair; Standardized Method; Unilateral Vestibular Deficit; Vestibular System; Vestibular-Occular Reflex
Abstract
The specific focus in this project is on the generation and delivery of safe and reproducible, clinically practical, whole-body (WB) stimulation for the head-impluse test (HIT). We will validate WB stimulation for targeted independent assessment of each of the six vestibular semicircular canals in a group of healthy adults and, in turn, related canal disease in selected patients. This translational project will ultimately aims to translate the screening HIT (bedside) protocol to a standardized and objective clinical office test performed with the validated WB stimulation. The WB is expected to be a better stimulus than manual stimulation in terms of canal-specific targeted-response validity and reliability. The current estimates of vestibular deficit over 25 millions of Americans aged over 40+ years old. The current research will improve the diagnostic of vestibular deficits that will in turn facilitate targeted treatment and rehabilitation.
Competitiondate
201411
Approvedterm2
3 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Fournier, Philippe V
Approvedterm
3 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $180,000~ $0~
