Virtual reality training may boost stroke recovery

NCT ID NCT07113093

First seen Nov 01, 2025

Summary

This study tests whether using augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) during treadmill walking can improve balance and walking in people who have had a stroke. 66 participants will be split into three groups: one using VR, one using AR, and a control group doing home exercises. All will also receive standard physical therapy. The training lasts 45 minutes a day, five days a week, for three weeks.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Ankara Bilkent City Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Ankara, Çankaya, 06800, Turkey (Türkiye)

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Augmented reality and virtual reality gait training

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a new, engaging way to improve balance and walking ability for stroke survivors.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-stage trial with only 66 participants. The benefits may not be large or long-lasting, and results may not apply to all stroke patients.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hemiplegia stroke disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.