Epileptiform Potential of Fully Immersive Virtual Reality
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Conditions studied: Epilepsy, Seizure
In brief
The goal of this interventional study is to determine if the use of virtual reality headsets results in an increased risk of seizure in adolescent and adult individuals with epilepsy. The main question it aims to answer are: \- does use of virtual reality headsets with hand controllers result in a higher risk of seizure compared to use of virtual reality headsets without hand controllers Participants will be asked to wear a virtual reality headset during continuous video EEG recording and EEG with be evaluated during three phases: with display turned off, with display turned on without hand controllers, and with display turned on with hand controllers.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07451093
- Run by
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
- People needed
- 40
- Starts
- 2026-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2027-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-05-06
Who can join
Age: 13 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- subjects with known or suspected diagnosis of epilepsy with interictal epileptiform discharges seen during current or prior EEG recording
- Age greater than or equal to 13 years
You may not qualify if…
- Age less than 13 years (infants, children)
- Pregnancy
- Incarceration
- Moderate-severe cognitive impairment
Where it is running
- Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center — Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
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