NCT06366360

Immersive Virtual Reality Treatment for Unilateral Spatial Neglect

Rehabilitation of Unilateral Spatial Neglect Using an Immersive Virtual Reality Music Practice Program

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hopitaux de Saint-Maurice · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Unilateral Spatial Neglect (USN) is a relatively common neuropsychological syndrome following stroke. It is characterized by difficulties in detecting, orienting and identifying events located in the hemispace contralateral to a brain lesion, unrelated to a primary motor or sensory disorder. Numerous methods have been developed for the rehabilitation of this syndrome. However, limitations in terms of efficacy are highlighted. These limitations may be linked to the fact that these methods are restricted to certain sensory modalities, thus failing to take into account the heterogeneity of the syndrome. Moreover, some patients' adherence to rehabilitation programs can also be complicated by motivational difficulties. Immersive Virtual Reality could help overcome these limitations. Indeed, it enables the introduction of new sensory modalities, notably auditory, to support a better apprehension of space. The main objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of an immersive virtual reality rehabilitation protocol based on musical practice in patients suffering from USN. This study also aims to explore the benefits of this rehabilitation protocol on patients' daily lives, as well as to explore the influence of patients' mood and motivation on the benefits of the immersive virtual reality rehabilitation protocol. To achieve these goals, patients will benefit from immersive virtual reality rehabilitation based on music practice. This rehabilitation will be compared to conventional USN rehabilitation. To this end, patients will be divided into two groups: classical rehabilitation only or classical rehabilitation and immersive virtual reality in parallel. Each patient will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups for a period of 2 weeks. Pre- and post-rehabilitation assessments will be provided.

Conditions

• Stroke
• Unilateral Spatial Neglect

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention	The immersive virtual reality rehabilitation protocol is an experimental protocol based on musical practice. This protocol will be based on the "Piano Vision" application, which allows several modes of music production: free or guided musical practice.
OTHER	Conventional rehabilitation	The conventional rehabilitation corresponds to the classically performed in the cognitive treatment of unilateral spatial neglect. It involves training visual scanning using barrage exercises, sequence identification, scene description, and pointing.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-03-11
• Primary completion: 2026-09-01
• Completion: 2027-09-01
• First posted: 2024-04-15
• Last updated: 2024-04-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France