Recruiting

Virtual Reality

Sponsor:

Stony Brook University

Code:

NCT06401564

Conditions

Ischemic Stroke

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Virtual Reality Therapy

Study Details

Brief summary:

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The goal of this single-arm study is to explore the use of early virtual reality-based rehabilitation as an adjunct to conventional physical/occupational therapy in adult patients with acute ischemic stroke. The main question it aims to answer is:

Feasibility and tolerability of using immersive Virtual Reality technology-based therapy for patients suffering from acute ischemic stroke in an inpatient hospital setting Participants will receive 1 or 2 virtual reality therapy sessions and complete surveys at the end of each session.

Conditions

Ischemic Stroke

Study ID

NCT06401564

Start date

Apr 17, 2023

Status verified date

May, 2024

Completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2025

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age > 18
  • MRI or CT imaging confirmed ischemic stroke
  • Able to follow multistep commands

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Plegia in both arms
  • Previous reported history of vertigo or inner ear dysfunction
  • Patients with epilepsy
  • Patients who cannot begin therapy during admission
  • Patients who are pregnant
  • Patients with a pre-existing condition that interferes with virtual reality usage (e.g., visual impairment, limitation of either upper extremity or neck).

Study Design

Enrollment

15 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Virtual Reality Therapy

Interventions

Virtual Reality Therapy

Each participant will receive one or two 20 minute VR sessions during their admission. Participants are able to pause or discontinue at any time. During each VR session, participants will use the REAL Immersive VR system and be equipped with a VR headset and 6 sensors attached to the torso, waist, and upper extremities. Patient will then undergo various virtual challenges guided by the physical or occupational therapist facilitating movements of the upper extremity, core, head, and neck.

Primary outcome measure

  • Feasibility survey [ Time Frame: After each session up to 5 weeks ]
  • Simulator sickness questionnaire [ Time Frame: After each session up to 5 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Christine Pol, PhD

(631) 444-9083christiana.pol@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Ruth Reinsel, PhD

(631) 638-2087ruth.reinsel@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Locations

Stony Brook University Hospital

Recruiting

Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794-8121

Contacts

Christine Pol

631-444-9083christiana.pol@stonybrookmedicine.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Stony Brook University

Last update posted

May 6, 2024

Last verified

May, 2024

Keywords

  • virtual reality
  • stroke rehabilitation
  • quality of life
  • upper extremity

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Stony Brook University on 2024-05-06.