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Virtual Reality-Based Rehabilitation After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT07409116 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2026-02-13

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Summary

To determine the added value of integrating virtual reality therapy (VRT) based balance training into conventional therapy (CT) for improving balance and gait in subacute stroke patients, and to evaluate the usability and patient satisfaction associated with the VRT based intervention, stroke patients will be recruited in the Neurorehabilitation Department of Erasme University Hospital.

Patients will be randomized to a group performing only CT (CT group) and a group in which 20% of the daily CT was replaced by VRT involving standing balance exercises performed with an immersive headset (VRT group). Functional ambulation classification (FAC), gait speed and step length on 10 meters walking test (10MWT), walking distance on 2 minutes walking test (2MWT) and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) will be assessed at baseline (T0) and post-intervention (T1). Sensory reweighting in the VRT group will also be evaluated through the Sensory Organization Test (SOT) at T0 and T1. Usability of the VR system and patient satisfaction associated with virtual reality will be assessed at T1 in the VRT group through a questionary.

Conditions

  • Stroke Patients

Interventions

OTHER

Standard Conventional Rehabilitation

Conventional Therapy will focus on motor rehabilitation, individualized according to their specific functional needs (exercises for individual deficits and mainly comprised sit-to-stand transfers, balance exercises, walking independence exercises, ergocycle endurance exercises, and dual-task exercises)

OTHER

Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Program

The virtual reality system will consist of a fixed computer running Virtualis software (Virtualis, France) an HMD (HTC Vive, HTC, Taiwan) with a resolution of 2,160 × 1,200 pixels (Full HD), a horizontal field of view of 110◦ and a frame rate of 90 Hz, two portable controllers (Vive Controller, HTC, Taiwan) and two static force platforms designed to measure center of pressure (CoP) data synchronized with the immersive virtual environments. Each session will last 20 minutes and will be performed under therapist supervision The VR training will consist of different types of exercises: 1/ weight transfer exercises (e.g. skiing) 2/ scrolling exercises (e.g. scrolling in a tunnel); 3/ dual-task exercises (balance + fun upper limb exercises) and 4/ stability limit exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fonds Erasme pour la Recherche Médicale

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Erasme University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chloé Sauvage, PhD · Université Libre de Bruxelles

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-08
Primary Completion
2025-03-30
Completion
2025-05-10

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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