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Epileptiform Potential of Fully Immersive Virtual Reality
Sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
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.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
13 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2026-04
Completion Date
2027-04
Last Updated
2026-03-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Virtual Reality Headset, display off
15 minutes of EEG recording with VR headset worn, display turned off. This will act as a baseline for intervention 2 and 3
Virtual Reality Headset, Display only
15 minutes of EEG recording with VR headset worn, display turned on without access to hand controls.
Virtual Reality Headset, Display and Hand Control
15 minutes of EEG recording with VR headset worn, display turned on with access to hand controls
Locations (1)
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States