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VR and Orthoses for Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis
Sponsor: Azienda Usl di Bologna
Summary
This non-drug, non-medical device, interventional study explores the feasibility of integrating virtual reality (VR) with wearable sensors to support gait training using a passive orthosis in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim is to determine whether this approach can enhance clinical gait assessment and facilitate orthosis adaptation by replicating real-life scenarios within a safe and controlled environment. The virtual environment, accessed through a head-mounted display, will be delivered via a custom simulator incorporating standardized gait tasks embedded in everyday settings. This system is designed to minimize the artificial influence of clinical settings on walking performance, while providing clinicians with objective gait data for more comprehensive evaluation.
Official title: Virtual Reality for Gait Training in Multiple Sclerosis (VIRTUE): an Interventional Feasibility Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
12
Start Date
2026-03-02
Completion Date
2026-09
Last Updated
2026-03-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
VR and walking brace-based gait rehabilitation
The study implements the use of VR and wearable sensors to enhance gait analysis in clinical practice. Participants will take part in two outpatient sessions (T1 and T2) involving the use of VR and wearable sensors, during which they will be asked to complete standardized gait tests and questionnaires. These two sessions will be separated by a one-week home phase (Th), during which participants will wear the walking brace in their daily activities and their gait and physiological data will be recorded by wearable sensors. A final session (T3), conducted without VR, will be scheduled two months later to assess the long-term retention of the intervention effects.
Locations (2)
IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna - AUSL of Bologna
Bologna, Bologna, Italy
IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna - AUSL of Bologna
Bologna, BO, Italy