Virtual reality could boost stroke rehab by training brain and body together
NCT ID NCT07682194
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026
Summary
This study compares a virtual reality (VR) rehabilitation program that combines movement and cognitive training in realistic everyday environments with conventional occupational therapy for people who have had a stroke. The goal is to see if the VR program leads to greater improvements in balance, motor function, and thinking skills, and whether any benefits last over time. The trial includes 28 participants who are at least six months post-stroke and able to stand safely.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- virtual reality-based task-oriented exercises
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this VR approach could offer a more engaging and effective way to rehabilitate both movement and thinking skills after a stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 28 participants, so results may not apply to all stroke survivors. The VR program may not prove better than standard therapy.
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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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28 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Diagnosis of stroke confirmed by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging * Chronicity \> six months * Ausence of severe cognitive deficits (Mini-Mental State Examination \> 23) * Ability to stand safely and without assistance * No or minimal muscle tone (Modified Ashworth Scale \< 3). Exclusion Criteria: * Severe visual or hearing deficits * Unilateral spatial neglect * Ataxia * Orthopedic abnormalities * Lower limb pain syndrome or peripheral nerve injury affecting the lower limbs.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRENEA. Instituto de Rehabilitación Neurológica
Valencia, Spain
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