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Motor and Cognitive Telerehabilitation in a Virtual Environment in Patients With Post-stroke Sequelae and Parkinson's Disease

NCT07582497 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-05-14

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Summary

The goal of this interventional pilot trial is to evaluate whether a telerehabilitation protocol based on immersive virtual reality (VR) is effective and feasible for the recovery of cognitive and/or motor functions in patients with sequelae of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke or with Parkinson's disease.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does the VR-based telerehabilitation protocol improve cognitive and/or motor outcomes compared to conventional rehabilitation?
* Is the protocol feasible, defined as ≥80% adherence among participants? Is the system acceptable and user-friendly from the patient's perspective? Researchers will compare an interventional arm receiving telerehabilitation via an immersive VR home kit with a control arm receiving conventional rehabilitation according to standard clinical practice. Both groups will receive the same number of sessions, with the same duration and weekly frequency. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline (T0), after 4 weeks of treatment (T1), and at 3-month follow-up (T2).

Conditions

  • Ictus
  • Stroke
  • Parkinson Disease

Interventions

OTHER

VR-based Telerehabilitation with Home Kit

The proposed intervention uses a certified Home Kit - inclusive of an immersive VR headset - already employed in clinical practice at the coordinating center (IRCCS ISNB, Bologna). The rehabilitation team (physician, speech therapist, physiotherapist) defines an individualized protocol for cognitive and/or motor recovery. The first 3 sessions are conducted in-person to allow technology familiarization. Patients then use the Home Kit at home for 50 minutes/day, 5 days/week, for 4 weeks, in asynchronous mode. One weekly synchronous session via videoconference with the therapist is included. The Home Kit automatically records daily protocol execution, enabling continuous telemonitoring and timely adaptation of rehabilitation parameters.

OTHER

Standard Rehabilitation (Conventional Care)

Patients in the control group receive cognitive and/or motor rehabilitation according to standard clinical practice, as defined by the individual rehabilitation project. Sessions last 50 minutes, are delivered 5 days per week, for 4 weeks, and are conducted in person at the rehabilitation unit. No virtual reality or telerehabilitation technology is used in this arm.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Azienda Usl di Bologna

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-30
Primary Completion
2026-07-31
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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