Could VR games boost brain power in kids with head injuries?
NCT ID NCT04526639
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a virtual reality (VR) program could help children who had a traumatic brain injury (TBI) improve their thinking and problem-solving skills. Fourteen children took part in the trial. Researchers measured their executive functions (like memory and attention) using VR tasks and standard tests. The goal was to see if VR-based training could be an effective rehabilitation tool for kids with TBI.
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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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14 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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Up to 18 years
- 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: 1. diagnosed with TBI within the past 12 months and under 18 years at the time of injury; 2. fluent in English; and 3) Score \<28 on the Agitated Behavior Scale (if available). Exclusion Criteria: 1. comorbidities or premorbid disorders that prevent proper administration of VR and study measures, 2. restriction from using electronic devices, 3. post-injury seizure activity.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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