Video game rehab at home: a new way to heal the brain after injury?
NCT ID NCT07733336
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This pilot trial compares a home-based cognitive-motor telerehabilitation program using exergames to standard outpatient rehabilitation for people recovering from traumatic brain injury. Participants will complete 20 sessions over 7 weeks, and researchers will measure changes in functional independence, thinking skills, mobility, and quality of life. The goal is to see whether a home-based approach can match or outperform traditional clinic-based rehab.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- home-based cognitive-motor telerehabilitation (exergame) program
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could offer a convenient, home-based alternative to standard outpatient rehab for people recovering from traumatic brain injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The home-based program may be less effective than in-person therapy for some individuals.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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.
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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.
TBI patients Inclusion Criteria * Discharge from intensive inpatient post-acute rehabilitation following a first traumatic brain injury (TBI). * Level of Cognitive Functioning Scale (LCF) score ≥ 6, indicating appropriate and goal-directed cognitive responses. * Ability to walk at least 30 meters, with or without an assistive device. * Ability to maintain an unsupported standing position for at least 3 minutes. * Provision of written informed consent. TBI patients Exclusion Criteria * Diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of a neurodegenerative disorder. * Previous history of traumatic brain injury. * History of major psychiatric disorders (e.g., schizophrenia or bipolar disorder), primary sleep disorders, or epilepsy. * Severe visual or auditory impairment that could interfere with study assessments or participation in the rehabilitation program. * Severe expressive and/or receptive aphasia. * Language barriers preventing reliable cognitive assessment or informed consent procedures. * Current pregnancy. Healthy Subjects - Exclusion Criteria * Presence of any neurological, sensrory, cognitive, psychiatric, cardiopulmonary, or musculoskeletal condition that may affect study participation or outcome measures * Language barriers preventing reliable cognitive assessment or informed consent procedures. * Current pregnancy.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Milan, Italy, 20148, Italy
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Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS
Milan, Italy, 20122, Italy
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