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NCT03787693Completed

Virtual Reality Augmented Gait Adaptation in Stroke Survivors

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 16 Apr 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The major problem in stroke survivors that is being addressed in this research project is walking asymmetry, i.e., difference between the legs during walking (e.g. steps on the more affected side are longer than the other). A potential solution to this problem is using new technology like virtual reality during walking training to make stroke survivors have a better sense of their asymmetry. A second problem that we aim to address in this study is whether asymmetry is accurately felt by the stroke survivors and how we can address it. Our ongoing work on the effects of virtual reality on learning new walking tasks in stroke survivors indicates that virtual reality maybe particularly important for those with walking asymmetry. In this study, we plan to recruit stroke survivors who have such asymmetries during walking and have them learn a new walking task in virtual reality. We will also test the stroke survivors to determine if there is a relationship between how well they learn the new task with their ability to feel asymmetry accurately.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
42 (actual)
First submitted
20 Dec 2018
Start date
1 Jul 2018
Primary completion date
15 Dec 2025
Lead sponsor
University of Nebraska
Diseases
Stroke
NCT number
NCT03787693

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 42
  • From 1 Jul 2018 to the primary completion date, 15 Dec 2025
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • recurrent stroke
  • myocardial infarction
  • any condition that can affect walking ability to complete the experiment successfully (e.g. neglect, Parkinson's disease, vestibulopathy, peripheral nerve pathology).

Other

  • hip fracture
  • \< 20/40 corrected vision

Who the study is looking for

  • adults \> 21 years
  • diagnosed with supratentorial ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke
  • single, unilateral stroke
  • stroke incident \> 3 months duration.
  • ability to stand unsupported without an assistive device
  • walk 10m without therapist assistance,
  • ability to follow instructions (Folstein Mini-Mental exam score ≥ 24)

Age in the registry: 21 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
University of Nebraska - Omaha, Biomechanics Research Building
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OmahaUnited StatesUnknown status

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