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Can virtual reality help stroke survivors walk again?

NCT ID NCT07201974

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: McGill University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether virtual reality (VR) training can help people recovering from a stroke improve their walking skills. Forty participants will practice community walking tasks in a virtual environment for 4 weeks. The main goal is to see if this approach is feasible and acceptable in a hospital setting, not yet to prove it works.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Virtual reality training
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that VR-based walking therapy is practical and helpful for stroke patients, paving the way for larger studies.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early feasibility study with only 40 participants. It is not designed to prove effectiveness, and results may not apply broadly.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 40 people

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Started

Feb 2026

Expected to finish

Dec 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

40 to 84 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: Eligible patients with stroke referred by clinicians of the inpatient and outpatient stroke rehabilitation programs at the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital (CISSS Laval) for mobility problems over a period of 6 months will be recruited. They will: * be aged between 40 and 74 years; * have normal/corrected visual and auditory acuity present; * present a first-ever supratentorial unilateral stroke of 1-24 weeks duration; * present the ability to walk independently with/without walking aids for at least 1 min at a speed of 0.4-0.9 m/s; * present intact or mildly affected cognitive function (MoCA scores ≥ 22/30); * present intact to moderately affected visual- perceptual function (positive scores on a max. of 3/6 tasks on the Behavioural Inattention Test). Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with comorbidities interfering with walking * Subjects with comorbidities interfering with visual perception * Subjects without medical clearance for exercise

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Conditions

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stroke disorder

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Stroke

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Laval, Quebec, H7V1R2, Canada

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