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Could virtual reality help people with MS walk better?

NCT ID NCT07096700

Symptom relief Sponsor: Azienda Usl di Bologna Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study explores whether combining virtual reality with wearable sensors can improve gait training for people with multiple sclerosis. Twelve participants will use a VR headset and a walking brace during two clinic sessions and a week at home. The goal is to see if this approach is feasible and helps clinicians assess walking more naturally.

What this could mean

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Active substance
virtual reality and walking brace-based gait rehabilitation
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a more engaging and effective way to assess and improve walking in people with multiple sclerosis.
What could go wrong
This is a very small feasibility study with only 12 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It is not designed to prove treatment effectiveness.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 12 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Mar 2026

Expected to finish

Sep 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a government body.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Confirmed diagnosis of multiple sclerosis * Age between 18 and 65 years * Both sexes * Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS \> 100) * Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS between 3 and 6 inclusive) * Berg Balance Scale (BBS ≥ 46) * Indication for the use of the Exoband orthosis for gait assistance * Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS) physical subscale ≤ 20 * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of severe or current visual or auditory impairments * Relapses within the last 3 months * Presence of severe anxiety or depression * Severe spasticity patterns in the lower limbs or fixed distal tendon contractures * Presence of motion sickness symptoms induced by virtual reality (VR)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

multiple sclerosis

As listed by the trial registrant

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Multiple sclerosis

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna - AUSL of Bologna

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Bologna, Bologna, 40139, Italy

  • IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna - AUSL of Bologna

    RECRUITING

    Bologna, BO, 40139, Italy

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