Interactive Motor Imagery in Virtual Reality
About this trial
This trial is enrolling 79 individuals with spinal cord injuries to test the effect of an Interactive Computer-based Therapy System for legs (iCTuS-L) on pain and walking ability. The iCTuS-L is a computer-based therapy system that uses virtual reality to help people with spinal cord injuries improve their lower extremity pain and motor function. If included, participants will use the iCTuS-L system to control virtual representations of their legs to engage in entertaining gaming Final testing of walking, sensation, and pain will be performed after 16 weeks.
Included participants
Traumatic
What’s involved
Type
Details
- Participants will use the iCTuS-L system to control virtual representations of their legs to engage in entertaining gaming interactions. - Final testing of walking, sensation, and pain will be performed after 16 weeks.
Potential benefits
Main benefits
Pain
Additional benefits
Arm/hand function
General health
Mental health and psychosocial factors
Sensory function
Standing/walking/mobility
Mechanism of action
Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.
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Learn more- Trial recruitment status
- Ended
- Trial start date
- 1 Oct 2009
- Organisation
- University of Zurich
- Trial recruitment status
- Ended
- Trial start date
- 1 Oct 2009
- Organisation
- University of Zurich
About this trial
Included participants
What’s involved
Potential benefits
Wings for Life supports SCITrialsFinder
Wings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.
Learn more