Status:
COMPLETED
Home-based Virtual Reality Training After Stroke
Lead Sponsor:
Bruyère Health Research Institute.
Collaborating Sponsors:
Bruyere Academic Medical Organization
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Virtual reality (VR) training (VRT) uses computer software to track a user's movements and allow them to interact with a game presented on a TV. It is fun and engaging and may encourage the user to do...
Detailed Description
Stroke causes approximately 15 300 hospital admissions per year in Ontario and 50% of individuals who have had a stroke are left with moderate to severe impairment. Because of the severity of their co...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- have had a stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic) resulting in physical impairment;
- have enough preserved cognitive ability to learn VRT
- are receiving inpatient or outpatient stroke rehabilitation services;
- are able to stand independently for at least 2 minutes
- have a study partner who could attend 2 training sessions with the participant and was able to be in the home with the participant while doing VRT;
- can read, speak and understand English;
- live within 50 km of Élisabeth Bruyère Hospital;
- are able and willing to attend 4 appointments at Élisabeth Bruyère Hospital (2 for assessment; 2 for training);
- will not be travelling away from home for more than 2 days a week for the duration of the study;
- have enough space in their home to do VRT safely.
Exclusion
- have an unstable medical condition, seizures or vertigo,
- are unable to perform mild to moderate exercise safely.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 16 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 28 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03261713
Start Date
August 16 2017
End Date
November 28 2018
Last Update
July 24 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Elisabeth Bruyère Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 5C8