Epileptiform Potential of Fully Immersive Virtual Reality
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in prevalence of interictal epileptiform discharges
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this interventional study is to determine if the use of virtual reality headsets results in an increased risk of seizure in adolescent and adult individuals with epilepsy. The main question it aims to answer are:
- does use of virtual reality headsets with hand controllers result in a higher risk of seizure compared to use of virtual reality headsets without hand controllers Participants will be asked to wear a virtual reality headset during continuous video EEG recording and EEG with be evaluated during three phases: with display turned off, with display turned on without hand controllers, and with display turned on with hand controllers.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 13 Years to — (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •subjects with known or suspected diagnosis of epilepsy with interictal epileptiform discharges seen during current or prior EEG recording
- •Age greater than or equal to 13 years
Exclusion Criteria
- •Age less than 13 years (infants, children)
- •Pregnancy
- •Incarceration
- •Moderate-severe cognitive impairment
Arms & Interventions
Virtual Reality Arm
Participants wear VR headset during video EEG recording for a total of 3 sessions, each lasting 15 minutes each.
Intervention: Virtual Reality Headset, display off (Other)
Virtual Reality Arm
Participants wear VR headset during video EEG recording for a total of 3 sessions, each lasting 15 minutes each.
Intervention: Virtual Reality Headset, Display only (Other)
Virtual Reality Arm
Participants wear VR headset during video EEG recording for a total of 3 sessions, each lasting 15 minutes each.
Intervention: Virtual Reality Headset, Display and Hand Control (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in prevalence of interictal epileptiform discharges
Time Frame: Three sessions, 15 minutes each
Interictal epileptiform discharges are counted by two epilepsy trained neurologists. Number of discharges seen are compared between each intervention.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Jared.E.Quast
Principal Investigator
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center