N/A
N=10
Immersive Virtual Reality in Stroke Pilot Study
Stroke
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04429945 ↗Enrolled (actual)
10
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Action Research Arm Test — 38.80 Units on a Scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Virtual Reality (Device)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Primary completion
- Dec 2022
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Action Research Arm Test |
38.80 | — |
| PRIMARY Fugl-Meyer Assessment Upper Extremity |
21.60; 51.90; 23.20; 11.60 | — |
| SECONDARY Pain Outcomes Questionnaire-VA |
0.90 | — |
Summary
Over 15,000 Veterans are treated by the VA for stroke each year. A stroke means that part of the brain dies. Many people who have a stroke have difficulty with moving their arm, using their hand, and they have pain. Virtual reality is a video-game based treatment that may help people with stroke improve in these areas. Virtual reality involves using a computer and goggles to make a person feel like they are in a different world with new sights and sounds, relaxing on a beach where there is no pain, or playing the piano. In virtual reality, stroke patients can practice movement in a safe and motivating environment. For example, a person with stroke who has weakness in his/her arm can safely reach for plates in a virtual cupboard. In a virtual environment, the plates can't break. This study will help investigators to determine if people with strokes who are treated with virtual reality like it, and if they have less pain and better movement.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
-Veterans who have been diagnosed with
- an acute ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke and
- post-stroke are admitted to James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital inpatient rehabilitation
- age 18-80 with stroke diagnosis verified by brain imaging.
Exclusion Criteria
- Unable to follow instructions or participate in immersive VR therapy due to significant cognitive impairment,
- History of seizures.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04429945). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.