Effects of Moderate/Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the Subacute or Chronic Phase on Locomotor Strategies Involved in Navigation in Complex Virtual Environments

Sponsor
Pôle Saint Hélier
Study ID
NCT07230002
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Traumatic Brain Injury

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 55 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Locomotion in a virtual reality setting — OTHER
    Patients and participants will be asked to perform several walking/locomotion tasks in a virtual evironment setting. The setting in question is a concert in a parc. The participants will have to walk towards the stage whilst avoiding bumping into "virtual people". A total of 5 different tasks (walking in a straight line, walking between people etc) will be completed for each participant. Different variables will then be recorded and extracted such as walking speed, interpersonnal distances, eye fixation times.

Study Details

While clinical assessment of locomotor function in this population is carried out using tasks involving walking in a straight line without any obstacles, it does not take into account ecological situations (i.e., situations comparable to real-life situations) in which the person interacts with their environment, such as walking down a street with other pedestrians, which is fundamental to everyday life. This research therefore aims to study the social navigation skills during locomotion of people who have suffered a moderate or severe head injury in the chronic phase in more ecological tasks. This will provide a better understanding of the difficulties encountered by these patients during locomotor interactions in everyday life.

Key Dates

First listed
Nov 17, 2025
Start date
Nov 30, 2025
Status verified
Nov 2025
Primary completion
Oct 30, 2026
Completion
Oct 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

  • Experimental: Single group
    Patients as well as healthy participants will be asked to perform several exercises under virtual reality conditions. Questionnaires and scales will also be completed by the participants.

Primary Outcome Measure

Perceptive dimension : Elements of the environment viewed : Distribution (in %) [ Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of the participation at maximum 30 days ]

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