RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT04911738

VIrtual Reality Glasses Use to Improve Lateropulsion and the Post-stroke Postural Vertical

VIrtual Reality Glasses Use to Improve Lateropulsion and the Post-stroke Postural Vertical (VIRGIL)

Sponsor

University Hospital, Grenoble

Enrollment

40 participants

Start Date

Jun 15, 2021

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Brain Diseases Stroke Cerebrovascular Disorders Cognition Disorder Postural; Defect

Summary

VIRGIL is a monocentric interventional study aiming to investigate the effect of immersion in a virtual tilted room on modulation of the verticality representation (postural vertical \[PV\] and visual vertical \[VV\]), which in turn might affect body orientation (head and trunk). To this end, the investigators will conduct a within-person randomized trial including post-stroke patients and healthy participants.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 80 Years

Inclusion Criteria9

stroke participants
Hospitalized in neurorehabilitation
Hemisphere stroke (Right or left)
Stroke delay \< 6 months
Presence of lateropulsion assessed by the Scale for Contraversive Pushing (SCP) \> 0.5
healthy participants
No history of stroke or others neurological pathologies
No balance disorders
No history of vestibular or dizzissness disorders

Exclusion Criteria12

All
History of psychiatric disorders
Nyctophobia
Advanced heart failure
Severe trunk deformation with C7 lateral \> 30 mm due to a independant cause beyond the stroke (i.e., scoliosis) or history of postural disorder
Stroke participants
Medical instability making the assessment impossible
Comprehension deficits with Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination gravity score ≥3
History of vestibular or dizzissness disorders
No previous neurological history interfering with balance
Inability to understand and execute simple orders
Severe untreated depression (Aphasic Depression Rating Scale (ADRS) score \>15)