NCT06968819

Virtual Reality and Robotics in Inflammatory Myopathy Rehabilitation

The Effect of a Virtual Reality-Based Robot-Assisted Dual-Task Intervention on Motor Rehabilitation and Psychological Distress in Patients With Inflammatory Myopathy: a Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 33 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Poland · Network
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a virtual reality based robot assisted dual task intervention leads to better rehabilitation effects than standard physical therapy in patients with inflammatory myopathy. The main question it aims to answer is whether a non-immersive virtual reality based rehabilitation improves muscular strength and relieves psychological distress to a greater extent than standard physical therapy conducted by physiotherapists. * Participants will be divided into intervention and control group. * The control group will participate in a standard rehabilitation program consisting of exercise sessions with physiotherapists. * The intervention group will train on the robotic devices (Zebris treadmill, Alfa stabilometric platform, Diego robotic set). * Both group will train from 4 to 6 weeks, 5 times a week. * 6 weeks after completing the rehabilitation program, patients will return for a follow-up assessement.

Conditions

• Inflammatory Myopathy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Non-immersive virtual reality	Non-immersive virtual reality-based robot-assisted intervention includes balance and coordination training, muscle strengthening exercises as well as cognitive stimulation activities on an interactive treadmill, stabilometric platform and robot-assisted upper limb rehabilitation device. In addition, the experimental group takes part in group sessions featuring active and isometric exercises or motor coordination training.
OTHER	Standard physical therapy	Participants receive standard physical therapy, which includes individual sessions focused on muscle strengthening, balance training, stretching, suspension therapy, and treadmill exercises. In addition, they take part in group sessions featuring active, isometric exercises or motor coordination training.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-02-11
• Primary completion: 2026-03-27
• Completion: 2026-03-27
• First posted: 2025-05-13
• Last updated: 2026-04-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Poland