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Trial reportScientific reports2026

Effects of immersive virtual reality and adaptive cognitive training on cognition and function in parkinson's disease mild cognitive impairment: a randomized clinical trial.

Arnau Puig-Davi, Andrea Moreu-Valls, Ignacio Aracil-Bolaños, Alba Fernandez-Cocaño, Jon Rodríguez-Antigüedad, Gabriel Kulisevsky, Andrea Horta-Barba, Javier Pagonabarraga, Jaime Kulisevsky, Saul Martinez-Horta

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Scientific reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05769972 (Randomized, Single-blind Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Cognitive Rehabilitation Using Inmersive Virtual Reality and Computer-based Cognitive Stimulation Versus Music Therapy on Cognitive Impairment Associated With Movement Disorders), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Randomized, Single-blind Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Cognitive Rehabilitation Using Inmersive Virtual Reality and Computer-based Cognitive Stimulation Versus Music Therapy on Cognitive Impairment Associated With Movement Disorders

TypeinterventionalSponsorFundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant PauRan2021 to 2023Enrolled64ConditionsParkinson Disease, Huntington DiseaseArmsImmersive Virtual Reality (Parkinson's disease), Computer-based cognitive rehabilitation (Parkinson's disease), Computer-based cognitive rehabilitation (Huntington's disease), Music-therapy (Huntington's disease)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Arnau Puig-Davi *Medicine Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Spain.
Andrea Moreu-Valls *Medicine Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Spain.
Ignacio Aracil-BolañosMovement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
Alba Fernandez-CocañoMovement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
Jon Rodríguez-AntigüedadMedicine Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Spain.
Gabriel KulisevskyMovement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
Andrea Horta-BarbaMovement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
Javier PagonabarragaMedicine Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Spain.
Jaime KulisevskyMedicine Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Spain. Jaime.Kulisevsky@uab.cat.
Saul Martinez-HortaMedicine Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Spain.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cognitive impairment is a common non-motor feature of Parkinson's disease with no established treatments. Non-pharmacological interventions may promote neural plasticity and enhance cognition. However, high-quality trials are needed to confirm their efficacy and underlying mechanisms. We conducted a 24-week, single-center, randomized, single-blind clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) and adaptive Computerized Cognitive Training (CCT) for mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD-MCI) in 51 individuals. Participants were randomized into an executive function-focused IVR intervention (n = 19) or a multidomain CCT intervention (n = 17). A standard of care (SoC; n = 15) group was also involved. Weekly 45-minute sessions were conducted. Baseline and post-intervention assessments included global cognition, functional, and neuropsychiatric measures, digital biomarker performance metrics, and structural and functional neuroimaging. IVR and CCT groups showed significant improvements in primary and secondary cognitive endpoints. Compared to the SoC group, the IVR group showed an improvement in the trajectory of the Parkinson's Disease-Cognitive Rating Scale (PD-CRS), cognitive-functional dependency measures (PD-CFRS) and apathy at week 24. The CCT group showed a positive trend in the PD-CRS scores and a significant improvement in PD-CFRS. Digital biomarkers showed greater efficiency performance over time. Functional neuroimaging analyses revealed connectivity changes in large-scale cognitive networks in both intervention groups. Both interventions significantly improved cognition and functional outcomes in PD-MCI compared to SoC. Technology-based cognitive interventions offer a promising, adaptive, and personalized approach to managing PD-MCI. Registry: ClinicalTrials.gov, TRN: NCT05769972, Registration date: 03 March 2023.

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CognitionCognitive Behavioral TherapyCognitive DysfunctionCognitive TrainingParkinson DiseaseVirtual RealityAgedExecutive FunctionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSingle-Blind MethodTreatment OutcomeClinical trialCognitive rehabilitationNeuroimagingNon-pharmacological treatmentParkinson’s diseaseVirtual reality

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PMID41582160
PMCPMC12848026

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