"VRTierOne" as a Method Supporting the Post-stroke Rehabilitation

Summary

Thanks to using VR googles and the phenomenon of total immersion "VR Tier One" allows to completely separate the patient from the hospital environment, provides an intense visual, auditory and kinesthetic stimulation. Depending on the stage of therapy it can have a calming and mood-improving effect or, in another part of the game, it can motivate and cognitively activate the patient. The additional aim of the game is to help the patients regain their emotional balance, let them recognize their resources in order to bring them to power in the rehabilitation process and trigger the natural recovery mechanisms.

Conditions

• Stroke
• Depression

Interventions

DEVICE

VR Tier One

10 sessions of 20 minutes virtual terapeutic game Thanks to using VR googles and the phenomenon of total immersion VR Tier One terapy game allows to completely separate the patient from the hospital environment and provides an intense visual, auditory and kinesthetic stimulation. Depending on the stage of therapy it can have a calming and mood-improving effect or it can motivate and cognitively activate the patient. The additional aim of the game is to help the patients regain their emotional balance, let them recognize their resources in order to bring them to power in the rehabilitation process and trigger the natural recovery mechanisms.

OTHER

Control

10 sessions of 20 minutes of Schultz Autogenic Training

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Center for Research and Development, Poland

  collaborator OTHER

• Przedsiębiorstwo Produkcyjno Usługowe STOLGRAF

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• IRCCS San Camillo, Venezia, Italy

  collaborator OTHER

• Foundation for Senior Citizen Activation SIWY DYM

  collaborator OTHER

• Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Joanna Szczepańska-Gieracha, prof · University School of Physical Education, Poland

• Joanna Szczepańska-Gieracha, prof · University School of Physical Education, Poland

• Pawel Kiper, PhD · Fondazione Ospedale San Camillo IRCCS

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

55 Years

Max Age

75 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-05-06

Primary Completion

2020-04-03

Completion

2020-04-03

Countries

• Italy
• Poland

Study Locations