ArticleBrain sciences2023
Do Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury Benefit from Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality Cognitive Training? Preliminary Results from an Exploratory Study on an Underestimated Problem.
Article in Brain sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06838975 (Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Rehabilitation to Improve Cognitive, Emotional, Relational, and Motor Domains in Patients With Neurological and Neurodegenerative Disorders), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Rehabilitation to Improve Cognitive, Emotional, Relational, and Motor Domains in Patients With Neurological and Neurodegenerative Disorders
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effects of virtual reality on psychological distress in individuals with spinal cord injury: A systematic review.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Psychological outcomes of extended reality interventions in spinal cord injury rehabilitation: a systematic scoping review.Spinal cord · 2025Article
- Effect of high-intensity exercise training on functional recovery after spinal cord injury.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Virtual Reality as a Therapeutic Tool in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation: A Comprehensive Evaluation and Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Effects of virtual reality on the balance performance of older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of physical therapy science · 2024Review
- The Role of Immersive Virtual Reality Interventions in Pediatric Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review across Motor and Cognitive Domains.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- Improving Outcomes in People with Spinal Cord Injury: Encouraging Results from a Multidisciplinary Advanced Rehabilitation Pathway.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- The Role of Innovation Technology in the Rehabilitation of Patients Affected by Huntington's Disease: A Scoping Review.Biomedicines · 2023Article
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Abstract
A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to any part of the spinal cord, caused by traumatic or non-traumatic events. Clinically, SCI is associated with partial or complete loss of motor, sensory, and autonomic functions below the site of injury. However, cognitive alterations in specific domains can also occur. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of semi-immersive virtual reality (VR) cognitive training (using the BTS Nirvana, Italy) in promoting global functional recovery in patients with SCI. Forty-two SCI patients were included in this retrospective case-control study, and the analysis was carried out using an electronic data retrieval system. The enrolled patients were divided into two groups with the same demographic and medical characteristics: the control group (CG: 21 patients) participated in traditional therapy, whereas the experimental group (EG: 21 patients) received training using semi-immersive VR. In both groups, there were patients with A- or B-grade impairments according to the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) scale. Both study groups underwent the same amount of cognitive training (but using a different type of training: conventional vs. innovative), consisting of three weekly sessions for eight weeks (24 sessions in total), each session lasting approximately sixty minutes, as well as the same amount of physiotherapy. The effect of the two treatments (EG/CG) was significantly different in global cognitive functioning (MOCA:
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