VIrtual Reality Glasses Use to Improve Lateropulsion and the Post-stroke Postural Vertical

Launched by UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, GRENOBLE · May 27, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

The VIRGIL clinical trial is exploring how using virtual reality glasses in a tilted room can help improve balance and body orientation in people who have had a stroke. The study aims to see if this new approach can assist in correcting a common problem called "lateropulsion," which is when people have difficulty sensing their body's vertical position after a stroke. The trial will include both stroke survivors and healthy individuals to better understand the effects of this technology.

To participate, stroke patients need to be hospitalized in neurorehabilitation, have experienced a stroke within the last six months, and show signs of lateropulsion. Healthy participants are also welcome, but they should not have any history of neurological issues or balance disorders. Participants can expect to spend time in a virtual reality setting, where their responses and improvements will be carefully monitored. This study is currently recruiting, and it's important for interested individuals to check the eligibility criteria to see if they qualify.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 20 stroke participants
• • Hospitalized in neurorehabilitation
• • Hemisphere stroke (Right or left)
• • Stroke delay \< 6 months
• • Presence of lateropulsion assessed by the Scale for Contraversive Pushing (SCP) \> 0.5
• • 20 healthy participants
• • No history of stroke or others neurological pathologies
• • No balance disorders
• • No history of vestibular or dizzissness disorders
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • All
• • History of psychiatric disorders
• • Nyctophobia
• • Advanced heart failure
• • Severe trunk deformation with C7 lateral \> 30 mm due to a independant cause beyond the stroke (i.e., scoliosis) or history of postural disorder
• • 20 Stroke participants
• • Medical instability making the assessment impossible
• • Comprehension deficits with Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination gravity score ≥3
• • History of vestibular or dizzissness disorders
• • No previous neurological history interfering with balance
• • Inability to understand and execute simple orders
• • Severe untreated depression (Aphasic Depression Rating Scale (ADRS) score \>15)