iMOVE: Virtual Reality PT Versus Traditional PT

Conditions

• Physical Health

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

10 Years - 25 Years

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Virtual Reality Physical Therapy — BEHAVIORAL
  Participants are allowed to freely choose one game from the game list. Participant will be asked to wear a validated activity tracker - ActiGraph. Baseline heart rate will be collected for 1 minute. Participants will be wearing the ActiGraph during Physical Therapy session. Participants receiving VR intervention will be instructed to wear an Oculus Quest 2 headset (Meta, Inc., Menlo Park, CA) and participate in VR applications under the supervision of the physical therapist.
• Traditional Physical Therapy — BEHAVIORAL
  Participants will receive traditional Physical Therapy sessions (standard care) under the supervision of the accredited physical therapist. Participants will be wearing the Actigraph during Physical Therapy session. Participants will perform regular physical exercise, such as 20 minutes walking or biking on a stationary bike, under the supervision of a physical therapist.

Study Details

This pragmatic, crossover, randomized controlled study evaluates the efficacy of virtual reality assisted physical therapy (VRPT) for improving the physical activity of hospitalized children as compared to traditional physical therapy. This is a pilot study that will be used to identify patient populations that can benefit the most from VRPT and estimate this effect for future studies. Patients with a significant neurological condition, major developmental disability, active infection of the face or hand, history of severe motion sickness, history of seizures caused by flashing light or had a major surgery within the last 48 hours will be excluded.

Key Dates

Start date

Jun 1, 2025

Status verified

Jun 2026

Primary completion

Dec 31, 2026

Completion

Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

• Experimental: VRPT then Traditional PT
  Participants will receive Virtual Reality assisted Physical Therapy sessions (VRPT) in the first Physical Therapy (PT) session and will receive traditional Physical Therapy sessions (standard care) in the second Physical Therapy session under the supervision of the accredited physical therapist.
• Experimental: Traditional PT then VRPT
  Participants will receive traditional Physical Therapy (PT) sessions (standard care) in the first Physical Therapy session and Virtual Reality assisted Physical Therapy sessions (VRPT) in the second Physical Therapy session under the supervision of the accredited physical therapist.

Primary Outcome Measure

ActiGraph data points [ Time Frame: During physical therapy session ]

Central Contacts

• Thomas Caruso
  650-723-5728
  [email protected]
• Man Yee Suen
  650-723-5728
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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