The University of Birmingham are running a clinical trial aimed at improving how balance disorders—like Ménière’s Disease—are assessed and diagnosed.
If you’ve been living with the challenges of Ménière’s, your involvement could directly contribute to developing a faster, more reliable test for Ménière’s disease. Current balance tests cannot diagnose Ménière’s Disease. Doctors use a combination of symptoms, signs and hearing tests together to diagnose this condition. Not all patients present in the same way making this condition difficult to diagnose.
Previous research has shown that this test may help to diagnose Meniere’s disease which may be useful when it’s unclear from the clinical presentation. The new test assesses balance function using weak, non-invasive electrical currents and measuring the eyes response. We hope to create a test that is both fast and accurate, helping clinicians better understand and manage this complex condition.
What’s involved:
• You'll undergo a full range of balance tests currently used in the NHS
• You’ll also try out our new, non-invasive balance test
• All sessions are supervised by a vestibular research specialist and an ear, nose and throat (ENT) clinical registrar
Location & Perks:
- Just a 5-minute walk from University Railway Station, Birmingham
- Free parking available
- We cover travel costs from across the whole of the UK
- Lunch is on us!
- Interested or want more info?
Please read the Participant Information Sheet
Contact: Email: balancestudy@contacts.bham.ac.uk or WhatsApp, text or call: 07568061036
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