Virtual reality may unlock lost words after stroke
NCT ID NCT05793879
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether watching immersive 360° videos of everyday actions can improve word-finding in people with anomic aphasia after a stroke. Forty participants will either watch first-person 360° videos or standard third-person videos over 12 sessions. The goal is to see if the immersive experience boosts naming ability more than regular videos.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 360° immersive videos viewed through a head-mounted display
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new, engaging way to help stroke survivors with aphasia find words more easily.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (40 people) that is currently suspended. The approach is experimental, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * naming disorder in the post-acute phase (index event occurring at least 6 months earlier) * to have already received rehabilitation treatment in the acute phase * noun naming below cut-off * verbs naming below cut- off Exclusion Criteria: * concomitant or pre-existing (with respect to the index event) neurological and psychiatric deficits * epilepsy * balance disorders * neglect
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Poliambulanza
Brescia, Brescia, 25123, Italy