Virtual-reality walking therapy for people recovering from stroke

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

Participants will complete a personalized 4-week program (2 sessions per week, 1 hour each) using an HTC Vive headset and an omnidirectional treadmill (Infinadeck) set in a virtual Montreal shopping mall and nearby streets. Training targets six community-walking demands (speed, distance, postural transitions, obstacle avoidance, dual-task walking, and combined demands) with progressive difficulty based on individual goals. The project will measure feasibility (referrals, adherence, adverse events), perceived workload, sense of presence, and cybersickness, and will assess acceptability using a Technology Acceptance Model questionnaire and open-ended feedback. Two clinician-champions (an occupational therapist and a physiotherapist) will be trained to support implementation and optimize uptake in routine clinical care.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

Eligible patients with stroke referred by clinicians of the inpatient and outpatient stroke rehabilitation programs at the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital (CISSS Laval) for mobility problems over a period of 6 months will be recruited. They will:

* be aged between 40 and 74 years;
* have normal/corrected visual and auditory acuity present;
* present a first-ever supratentorial unilateral stroke of 1-24 weeks duration;
* present the ability to walk independently with/without walking aids for at least 1 min at a speed of 0.4-0.9 m/s;
* present intact or mildly affected cognitive function (MoCA scores ≥ 22/30);
* present intact to moderately affected visual- perceptual function (positive scores on a max. of 3/6 tasks on the Behavioural Inattention Test).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Subjects with comorbidities interfering with walking
* Subjects with comorbidities interfering with visual perception
* Subjects without medical clearance for exercise

Where it's running

• Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital
  Laval, Quebec, Canada Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Anouk Lamontagne, PhD — McGill University
• Study coordinator: Anouk Lamontagne, PhD
• Email: anouk.lamontagne@mcgill.ca
• Phone: 450-688-9550

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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.