The use of Virtual Reality for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Acquired Brain Injury

• Conditions: Brain infarct or haemorrhage; Transient Ischaemic Attack; Traumatic Brain Injury; Cerebral tumors (resection); Brain injury; brain damage

• Registration Number: NL-OMON52174
• Lead Sponsor: niversiteit Utrecht

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 9 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 284

Inclusion Criteria

1. Minimum age of 18
2. Speaking Dutch or English fluently
3. Acquired brain injury (ABI) diagnosed by a neurologist
a. Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)
b. Cerebral infarction
c. Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)
d. Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
e. Traumatic brain injury (TBI; e.g. concussion)
f. Brain tumor (resection)
4. In the subacute (one day to three weeks) or chronic (more than three weeks)
phase post-injury
5. Reported cognitive complaints (in our online questionnaire) see Appendix 2
of C1. Research Protocol

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable/incapacity to give permission for participation (IC)
2. Unable or unwilling to use a VR headset/computer screen for test
administration
3. In the acute phase post-injury (the first 24 hours)
4. Diagnosed with epilepsy
5. Comprehension disorder, such that participants cannot understand instructions
6. Significant adverse symptoms related to cyber sickness measured by the SSQ
in the initial session
7. Participation in other studies during the course of this study
8. Those who have such severe physical deficits so that using a controller is
not possible

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified