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NCT04429945 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Immersive Virtual Reality in Stroke Pilot Study

A NA study, sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
10
Enrollment target

NCT04429945: Completed NA study, sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development.

NCT04429945 is a NA study that has completed, run by VA Office of Research and Development. The registered enrollment target is 10 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04429945, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
10 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Over 15,000 Veterans are treated by the VA for stroke each year. A stroke means that part of the brain dies. Many people who have a stroke have difficulty with moving their arm, using their hand, and they have pain. Virtual reality is a video-game based treatment that may help people with stroke improve in these areas. Virtual reality involves using a computer and goggles to make a person feel like they are in a different world with new sights and sounds, relaxing on a beach where there is no pain, or playing the piano. In virtual reality, stroke patients can practice movement in a safe and motivating environment. For example, a person with stroke who has weakness in his/her arm can safely reach for plates in a virtual cupboard. In a virtual environment, the plates can't break. This study will help investigators to determine if people with strokes who are treated with virtual reality like it, and if they have less pain and better movement.

Primary Outcome

The Action Research Arm Test includes 19 clinician-administered tests across 4 sub-domains: Grasp, Grip, Pinch, Gross Movement. Each test is scored on a 0 (no movement possible) to 3 (movement performed normally) scale. Within each domain a score of 3 on the first and hardest test, the remaining tests are also scored as 3. A score of 0 on the second, easiest test, remaining tests are scored as 0. Tests are summed within each domain: Grasp (range = 0-18), Grip (range = 0-12); Pinch (range = 0-18)

Interventions

  • DEVICE Virtual Reality

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 10 participants
Start Date 2021-06-17
Est. Completion 2022-12-14
Phase NA
VA Office of Research and Development

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What the finished NCT04429945 record still lists

NCT04429945 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 10 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Virtual Reality is the first listed.

NCT04429945 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04429945 about?

NCT04429945 is a clinical study titled "Immersive Virtual Reality in Stroke Pilot Study". Over 15,000 Veterans are treated by the VA for stroke each year. A stroke means that part of the brain dies. Many people who have a stroke have difficulty with moving their arm, using their hand, and they have pain. Virtual reality is a video-game based treatment that may help people with stroke imp...

What is the current status of trial NCT04429945?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 10 participants. The study started on 2021-06-17. Estimated completion is 2022-12-14.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04429945?

The interventions under investigation include: Virtual Reality (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04429945?

This trial is sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development, which has 1,668 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT04429945's enrollment target sits among peer trials

10 1927th of 2000 higher than 26 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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