# Effect of Vestibular Stimulation on Fat Consumption and Energy Expenditure as Assessed Using Indirect Calorimetry

> **NCT03138382** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of California, San Diego** · enrollment: 20 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Obesity
- Metabolic Syndrome

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Vestibular Nerve Stimulator
- **DEVICE:** Sham stimulator

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03138382
- **Lead sponsor:** University of California, San Diego
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-08-25
- **Primary completion:** 2018-03-01
- **Final completion:** 2018-03-01
- **Target enrollment:** 20 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2019-06-27


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03138382

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03138382, "Effect of Vestibular Stimulation on Fat Consumption and Energy Expenditure as Assessed Using Indirect Calorimetry". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-04 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03138382. Licensed CC0.

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