Using virtual reality glasses to improve balance in stroke patients

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study investigates the effects of immersion in a tilted virtual reality environment on the perception of verticality in post-stroke patients experiencing lateropulsion. By recalibrating their internal reference of verticality, the study aims to improve body orientation and balance. The trial includes both stroke patients and healthy participants to compare the effects of virtual reality on verticality perception. The researchers will measure changes in postural vertical and visual vertical perceptions to assess the intervention's effectiveness.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

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)

Where it's running

• University Hospital Grenoble
  Grenoble, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Dominic Pérennou — University Hospital, Grenoble
• Study coordinator: Dominic Pérennou
• Email: DPerennou@chu-grenoble.fr
• Phone: +33 476766084

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.