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Epileptiform Potential of Fully Immersive Virtual Reality

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 27 Aug 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The goal of this interventional study is to determine if the use of virtual reality headsets results in an increased risk of seizure in adolescent and adult individuals with epilepsy. The main question it aims to answer are: \- does use of virtual reality headsets with hand controllers result in a higher risk of seizure compared to use of virtual reality headsets without hand controllers Participants will be asked to wear a virtual reality headset during continuous video EEG recording and EEG with be evaluated during three phases: with display turned off, with display turned on without hand controllers, and with display turned on with hand controllers.

Status (registry)
Not yet recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40 (estimated)
First submitted
12 Feb 2026
Start date
Dec 2026
Primary completion date
Jun 2027
Lead sponsor
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Diseases
Epilepsy
NCT number
NCT07451093

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 40
  • From Dec 2026 to the primary completion date, Jun 2027
  • 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

  • Moderate-severe cognitive impairment

Age

  • Age less than 13 years (infants, children)

Other

  • Pregnancy
  • Incarceration

Who the study is looking for

  • subjects with known or suspected diagnosis of epilepsy with interictal epileptiform discharges seen during current or prior EEG recording
  • Age greater than or equal to 13 years

Age in the registry: 13 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
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LebanonUnited StatesUnknown status

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