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Investigating Techniques to Enhance the Sense of Embodiment in Immersive Virtual Reality

RecruitingNAAges 12 Years - 50 YearsAllIRCCS Eugenio Medea
NCT07870044 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Embodiment is an important aspect of virtual reality because it affects how natural and engaging the experience feels and can influence performance and learning in VR-based applications, including rehabilitation \[McAnally \& Wallis, 2022\]. In VR, embodiment refers to the extent to which a person feels that a virtual body (avatar) is their own and under their control. It is typically described as having three components: sense of agency (feeling that one is causing the avatar's actions), body ownership (feeling that the avatar's body is one's own), and self-location (feeling located where the avatar is) \[Kilteni, Groten, \& Slater, 2012\]. While many VR systems aim to increase embodiment, there is limited evidence on which specific techniques are most effective-especially in people with acquired neurological injuries, in whom central nervous system damage may alter body perception and

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 12 to 50 years * Typically developing participants (healthy volunteers) OR participants with spinal cord injury OR participants with history of stroke * Score ≥ 7 on the "Vocabulary" subtest of WISC (for minors) or WAIS (for adults) Exclusion Criteria: * History of epilepsy or epileptic seizures * Poor head control * Visual acuity not correctable with glasses
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What it tests

  • Immersive Virtual Reality Embodiment Manipulations
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Where

1 site
IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Bosisio Parini, Italy
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