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NCT04559373
Virtual Reality and Field Training to Enhance Community Walking After Stroke
NA trial testing Virtual Reality and Field Training (VRFT) in Stroke in 40 participants. Currently enrolling.
31 May 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | McGill University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Recruiting now |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | na |
| Design | single group |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | supportive care |
| Enrollment | 40 |
| Start date | 1 April 2021 |
| Primary completion | 31 May 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 31 December 2026 |
| Sites | 2 locations across Canada |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Virtual Reality and Field Training (VRFT)
Conditions studied
- Stroke — all drugs for Stroke →
Sponsor
McGill University
Who can join
Adults 40 to 74, any sex, with Stroke. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
While stroke survivors discharged from rehabilitation present with some recovery in mobility, their ability to ambulate in the community remains limited. The investigators propose to test a novel, low-cost, intensive and individually tailored intervention that combines virtual reality (VR) and field training to enhance community ambulation and participation in stroke survivors discharged from rehabilitation. The aims are to: (1) Assess feasibility, acceptability, safety and adherence of the intervention in stroke survivors; and (2) Examine the extent to which post-intervention changes in functional walking and participation to community walking vary according to walking, cognitive and visual-perceptual abilities. The investigators will use a virtual environment prototype simulating a shopping mall and surrounding streets, in which participants will interact using VR goggles and game controllers. Scenarios of increasing levels of complexity will be introduced. This intervention study involves a single group, multiple pre- multiple post- study design where chronic stroke participants will engage in a 4-week training program. The program will include VR training sessions performed in the clinical setting (3/week) and practice of community ambulation skills while supervised by family/caregivers (2/week). Participants will be assessed on measures of functional walking, balance \& mobility and participation to community walking. Adherence, safety and acceptability will be documented. This study will generate foundation knowledge on the response to the intervention based on individual capacities.
Publications & conference data
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Verify against primary sources
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04559373 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by McGill University
- Last refreshed: 20 February 2026
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