Virtual reality training may boost stroke recovery
NCT ID NCT07113093
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 2 times
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.
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.
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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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75 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * ICD-10 diagnosis code of G.81 (Hemiplegia) * Age 18 years or older * Ability to walk with assistance or independently (Functional Ambulation Classification score of 2 or higher) Exclusion Criteria: * Incomplete completion of the assessment form * Refusal to participate in the study * Aphasia * Montreal Cognitive Assessment score below 10 * Presence of extra neurological or orthopedic problems unrelated to stroke * Recurrent stroke * MAS score of 3-4 (lower extremity) * Volunteer's desire to withdraw from the study * Inability to adapt to the technological devices used in the study (e.g., visual or hearing impairments) * Missing three consecutive treatment sessions * Botulinum toxin-A (BONT-A) injection to the lower extremity during the treatment process or within the last 6 months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ankara Bilkent City Hospital
Ankara, Çankaya, 06800, Turkey (Türkiye)
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