Virtual park ride could boost rehab motivation for brain conditions
NCT ID NCT07616050
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using a virtual reality (VR) system during cycling exercise makes rehabilitation more motivating for adults with conditions like stroke, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, or frailty. About 70 participants will try cycling with and without VR over 4 weeks. The goal is to see if the VR approach improves motivation, enjoyment, and usability compared to standard cycling.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 70 people
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- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Informed consent to the study * subjects \> 18 years and \<85 years * diagnosis of MCI according to the criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders VTh Edition (DSM V TR American Psychological Association 2013) * detection of ischemic stroke within 6 months preceding the study, frail elderly subjects (Gobbens RJ et al. 2010) * subjects affected by idiopathic Parkinson's disease according to the MDS-PD criteria (Postuma et al., 2015) * subjects affected by possible, probable and definite ALS according to the revised El Escorial criteria (Brooks Br, et al. 2000) * subjects affected by MS according to the McDonald criteria (2017) with disability measured with the EDSS (Expanded Disability Status Scale) \<= 8 * patients with spinal cord injury of different etiology with incomplete spinal cord injury, AIS (ASIA impairment scale) grade C and D, MMSE \>18 * subjects naïve to the use of the RV * no therapeutic changes or rehabilitation interventions in the month prior to inclusion in the study * no ongoing behavioral disorders. Exclusion Criteria: * Other concomitant neurological pathologies in addition to the one under study * presence of visual disturbances that do not allow access to the experimental virtual reality protocol * presence of impaired cardiorespiratory function or other organic instabilities that contraindicate ergometer training * severe osteoporosis
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Conditions
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centro di Riabilitazione Villa Beretta
Costa Masnaga, Lecco, 23845, Italy
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Istituti a Carattere Scientifico Maugeri Bari
Bari, Bari, 70124, Italy
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Istituti a Carattere Scientifico Maugeri Milano Camaldoli
Milan, Milano, 20138, Italy
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Istituti a Carattere Scientifico Maugeri Montescano
Montescano, Pavia, 27040, Italy
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Istituti a Carattere Scientifico Maugeri Pavia
Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Istituti a Carattere Scientifico Maugeri Telese
Telese Terme, Benevento, 82037, Italy
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Università di Pisa
Pisa, Pisa, 56126, Italy
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