Recruiting

VR-ODT

Sponsor:

McGill University

Code:

NCT07201974

Conditions

Stroke

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 40 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Virtual Reality Training

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this clinical trial is to: (1) implement and test the feasibility of a new VR-ODT intervention offered as part of usual therapy time of patients with a sub-acute stoke; (2) explore the acceptability of the intervention from the perspective of clinicians and patients and; (3) implement measures to optimize the uptake and sustainability of the intervention within the clinical setting.

Participants will engage in a personalized VR-ODT training for 4 weeks (2X 1hr/week) targeting six well-established community walking demands related to (1) walking speed and (2) distance; (3) postural transitions; (4) obstacle avoidance; (5) dual-task walking and; (6) a combination of demands 1-5. For each demand, patients will progress through levels of increasing difficulty according to personalized goals and success criteria.

Conditions

Stroke

Study ID

NCT07201974

Start date

Feb 1, 2026

Status verified date

Feb, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Nov, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 40 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Eligible patients with stroke referred by clinicians of the inpatient and outpatient stroke rehabilitation programs at the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital (CISSS Laval) for mobility problems over a period of 6 months will be recruited. They will:

  • be aged between 40 and 74 years;
  • have normal/corrected visual and auditory acuity present;
  • present a first-ever supratentorial unilateral stroke of 1-24 weeks duration;
  • present the ability to walk independently with/without walking aids for at least 1 min at a speed of 0.4-0.9 m/s;
  • present intact or mildly affected cognitive function (MoCA scores ≥ 22/30);
  • present intact to moderately affected visual- perceptual function (positive scores on a max. of 3/6 tasks on the Behavioural Inattention Test).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with comorbidities interfering with walking
  • Subjects with comorbidities interfering with visual perception
  • Subjects without medical clearance for exercise

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: VR training

Participants will engage in a 4-week VR intervention that comprises of 1-hour training sessions, 2 times/week.

Interventions

Virtual Reality Training

The VR intervention involves the intensive practice of community ambulation skills. The training sessions will be performed in a virtual environment. During the intervention, stroke participants will be invited to practice different dimensions of community ambulation, such as postural transitions, avoiding other pedestrians, dual-task walking, etc.

Primary outcome measure

  • Feasibility: adherence to intervention - number of completed sessions [ Time Frame: 2x/week over the 4-week intervention ]
  • Feasibility: presence of adverse or undesirable effects during the intervention [ Time Frame: Post-Intervention (week4) ]
  • Feasibility: Number of participants recruited in each program [ Time Frame: Pre-intervention (week0) ]
  • Feasibility: Characteristics of stroke participants: age [ Time Frame: Pre-intervention (week 0) ]
  • Feasibility: Characteristics of stroke participants: sex [ Time Frame: Pre-intervention (week 0) ]
  • Feasibility: Characteristics of stroke participants: gender [ Time Frame: Pre-intervention (week 0) ]
  • Feasibility: Characteristics of stroke participants: walking capacity [ Time Frame: Pre-intervention (week 0) ]
  • Feasibility: Characteristics of stroke participants: cognitive function [ Time Frame: Pre-intervention (week 0) ]
  • Feasibility: Characteristics of stroke participants: visual-perceptual function [ Time Frame: Pre-intervention (week 0) ]
  • Feasibility: Characteristics of clinicians [ Time Frame: Pre-intervention (week0) ]
  • Feasibility: Number of eligible vs. referred participants [ Time Frame: Post-intervention (week4) ]
  • Feasibility: Perceived mental and physical demands [ Time Frame: Post-Intervention (week4) ]
  • Feasibility: Sense of presence [ Time Frame: Post-Intervention (week4) ]
  • Feasibility: Presence of cybersickness [ Time Frame: Post-Intervention (week4) ]
  • Acceptability of the intervention [ Time Frame: Post-intervention (Week4) ]
  • Acceptability: Overall experience [ Time Frame: Post-Intervention (Week4) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Anouk Lamontagne, PhD

450-688-9550anouk.lamontagne@mcgill.ca

Myriamn Villeneuve, Mec

514-216-1295myriam.villeneuve@mail.mcgill.ca

Locations

Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital

Recruiting

Laval, Quebec, Canada, H7V1R2

Contacts

Anouk Lamontagne, PhD

450-688-9550anouk.lamontagne@mcgill.ca

Vira Rose

450-688-9550vrose_hjr@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

More Information

Sponsor

McGill University

Last update posted

Mar 20, 2026

Last verified

Feb, 2026

Keywords

  • Rehabilitation
  • Intervention
  • Community Walking
  • Virtual Reality
  • Clinical care

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by McGill University on 2026-03-20.