Virtual Reality Therapy for Spatial Neglect After Stroke

(VR-SRT Trial)

Overseen By Emma Kaplan

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: Kessler Foundation

Disqualifiers: Neurological, Psychiatric, Vestibular, others

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: 1

Duration: 2 weeks

10 Participants Needed

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

Participants in this study will help test and develop a virtual reality (VR) system that is being designed to help people with spatial neglect after stroke.

Research Team

Peii Chen, PhD

Principal Investigator

Kessler Foundation

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for English-speaking stroke survivors who have spatial neglect due to damage in one side of the brain. They should live within 50 miles of West Orange, NJ. Those with severe psychiatric or progressive neurological disorders, or a history of vestibular problems cannot participate.

Inclusion Criteria

I have trouble noticing things on one side of my body or space.

I have had a stroke that affected one side of my brain.

Exclusion Criteria

I have a worsening neurological condition.

Living outside a 50-mile radius of Kessler Foundation (located in West Orange, NJ)

History of significant psychiatric disorders

Timeline

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Treatment

Participants engage in VR-based spatial retraining therapy using a head-mounted display

2 weeks

Multiple sessions (in-person)

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after treatment

2 weeks

1 visit (virtual)

Treatment Details

Interventions

• VR Therapy Game

Trial Overview The study is testing a new virtual reality (VR) therapy game designed to help improve attention and awareness of space in people who experience spatial neglect following a stroke.

Participant Groups

Group I: VR-based spatial retraining Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Game-like therapy activities will be taken place in a virtual environment, provided through an immersive head-mounted display.

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Kessler Foundation

Lead Sponsor

Trials

190

Recruited

11,300+