Virtual Reality Treadmill Training in Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury

Description

This pilot study aims to determine the feasibility of a virtual reality treadmill training intervention in individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Participants will be stratified based on age into adults' group or older adults' group and then randomized into the virtual reality treadmill training (intervention) group with feedback or the treadmill training (control) group. This pilot study will also provide preliminary evidence on the impact of the virtual reality treadmill training on mobility, balance, fear of falls, fall risk, attention and physical activity in the community in individuals with TBI. The data collected in this pilot study will also help to estimate sample size for subsequent large clinical trial.

Conditions

Traumatic Brain Injury

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Study overview

This pilot study aims to determine the feasibility of a virtual reality treadmill training intervention in individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Participants will be stratified based on age into adults' group or older adults' group and then randomized into the virtual reality treadmill training (intervention) group with feedback or the treadmill training (control) group. This pilot study will also provide preliminary evidence on the impact of the virtual reality treadmill training on mobility, balance, fear of falls, fall risk, attention and physical activity in the community in individuals with TBI. The data collected in this pilot study will also help to estimate sample size for subsequent large clinical trial.

Virtual Reality Treadmill Training in Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injur : A Pilot Study

Virtual Reality Treadmill Training in Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury

Condition
Traumatic Brain Injury
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

New York

NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States, 10016

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. 18 to 90 years old
  • 2. diagnosed with a non-penetrating TBI
  • 3. at least 12 months post most recent injury
  • 4. self-reported balance deficits and fear of falls or at least 2 falls in the last one year
  • 5. Able to understand and speak English language to respond, understand and comply with study procedures throughout the 10-week study period and fill out the study questionnaires in English
  • 6. Able to walk with minimal assistance or less (with bracing and assistive devices as needed)
  • 1. history of severe cardiac disease
  • 2. neuromuscular or neurological pathologies other than TBI that limit study participation
  • 3. uncontrolled seizure disorder
  • 4. weight greater than 135 kg or less than 25 kg
  • 5. height greater than 6' 2''
  • 6. severe cognitive, visual or hearing impairment where the patient is not able to follow the study instructions
  • 7. open skin lesion or bandage in the area of C-Mill harness contact

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 90 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

NYU Langone Health,

Akhila Veerubhotla, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, NYU Langone Health

Study Record Dates

2025-02-15