Study Evaluating the Effect of Moving Virtual Scenes on Postural Balance in a Stroke Rehabilitation Setting

Launched by FONDATIONBHOPALE · Sep 22, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how different moving virtual reality scenes can help improve balance in people recovering from a stroke. Researchers want to understand how these virtual environments can affect the way patients maintain their balance and move, with the hope of finding the best exercises to support their rehabilitation. The goal is to use this information to help healthcare professionals choose the right virtual reality activities based on each patient's specific needs.

To participate in this study, individuals must be at least 18 years old and currently in rehabilitation after having a stroke within the last six months. They should be working on improving their balance and be able to follow exercise instructions. Participants will wear a virtual reality headset while their movements are recorded during a session with different virtual scenes. It’s important to note that some health conditions, like epilepsy or severe motion sickness, may prevent someone from being eligible for the study. Overall, this trial aims to explore innovative ways to enhance recovery for stroke patients through engaging virtual experiences.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age: over 18
• • Adult patient in rehabilitation stay (day or full hospitalization) following a first stroke less than 6 months old.
• • One of the rehabilitation objectives is to improve balance
• • Ability to understand exercise instructions
• • Ability to stand for at least one minute with eyes closed, safely and without technical assistance
• • Ability to walk at least with technical assistance and/or supervision
• • Patient having given their informed consent
• • Patient affiliated to a social security scheme
• Non -inclusion criteria :
• • Patients with epilepsy, controlled or not
• • Patients undergoing rehabilitation following a stroke in the posterior fossa
• • Known history of vestibular or cerebellar balance disorders
• • Patients with orthopedic or traumatological impairment preventing stabilometric measurement on a force platform without footwear
• • Patient under legal protection measure
• • Severe phasic disorders that may prevent the expression of the will to stop viewing virtual scenes or to respond to numerical scales
• • Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
• • Known history of motion sickness
• • Patient participating or having participated in the balance rehabilitation program with virtual reality within the rehabilitation center during their stay
• Exclusion Criteria :
• • Cyberkinetosis represented by a score greater than or equal to 15 on the Fast Motion Sickness scale
• • Poor tolerance for wearing a virtual reality headset
• • Significant visual impairment preventing the perception of the stimulus visual