- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05703360
Effectiveness of AV-stimulation in Immersive VR to Improve Visual Perception and Driving Performance (Re:DriVR)
Effectiveness of Audiovisual Stimulation in Immersive Virtual Reality to Improve Visual Perception and Driving Performance: a Pilot Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of an immersive virtual-reality (IVR) based stimulation program, in improving visual perception for people who have lost their driver's license due to perceptual or cognitive impairments.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Can the 6-week IVR stimulation program help improve driving performance?
- Will participants experience improvement in visual detection and perception after training?
Study Design Summary:
- Participants will be randomized into a waitlist group or intervention-first group
- The VR-based intervention will consist of training every 2 days for six weeks
- Waitlist group will wait 6 weeks before starting intervention at study midpoint (week 7)
- Intervention-first group will begin with intervention (week 1-6) and then stop intervention at study midpoint
- Participants will complete tests related to driving performance, visual attention, and visual fields at the start of study, midpoint, and end of study
Researchers will analyze data for changes from baseline in outcome measures.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
This clinical trial will be an interventional, cross-over, single blind, randomized, supportive care, single-center study lasting 12 weeks with a target recruitment of 30 participants.
SCREENING AND BASELINE TESTS
Potential participants will be identified from patients receiving routine care at Toronto Western Hospital by their ophthalmologist. After obtaining informed consent and screened for inclusion, the research coordinator will set up appointments for each participant to complete baseline tests related to driving performance, visual attention, and visual fields. Participants will also practice the IVR program and be assessed for IVR sensitivity, or cybersickness, using the Virtual-Reality Induced Symptoms and Effects (VRISE) questionnaire.
Participants will be randomized into a Waitlist group or Intervention-First group. The Intervention-First group will be given a head-mounted display (HMD) to take home for training.
INTERVENTION (Week 1 - 12)
Period 1 (Week 1-6):
- Waitlist Group has no intervention
- Intervention-First group trains at home every 2 days using HMD
All participants are booked for their second appointments to repeat baseline tests once Period 1 is complete. Intervention-first group will return their HMD to the researchers and Waitlist group will be given their HMD to take home.
Period 2 (Week 7-12)
- Waitlist Group trains at home every 2 days using HMD
- Intervention-First group has no intervention
All participants are booked for their third appointments to repeat baseline tests once Period 2 is complete. Waitlist group will return their HMD to researchers.
POST-INTERVENTION
Analysis of outcome measures:
- Period 1 (Waitlist Group vs Intervention-First Group)
- Waitlist Group (Period 1 vs Period 2)
- Intervention-First Group (Period 1 vs Period 2)
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Lora Appel, PhD
- Email: lora.appel@uhn.ca
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Danielle Tchao
- Phone Number: 647-408-9638
- Email: danielle.tchao@uhn.com
Study Locations
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Ontario
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8
- Toronto Western Hospital
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Contact:
- Michael Reber, Ph.D
- Email: michael.reber@uhnresearch.ca
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2A2
- KITE Research Institute, UHN
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Contact:
- Jennifer Campos, PhD
- Email: jennifer.campos@uhn.ca
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male and female > 25 years old.
- Visual field defects due to TBI or stroke
- BCVA ≥ 20/50.
- Previously held a valid driving license and were active drivers.
- Ability to follow the visual and auditory stimuli and training instructions.
- Online auditory test positive (-5dBHL to 60dBHL range) at 125 Hz (for research purposes only)
- Home Wi-Fi access.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Both eyes with media opacity that impairs visual field testing.
- Inability to perform during testing and training.
- Cognitive/motor condition incompatible with driving simulator and/or VR.
- Recreational or medicinal consumption of psychoactive drugs.
- 3 consecutive VRISE scores < 25 at inclusion.
- History of vertigo or dizziness.
- Visual neglect.
- Prior/current vision rehabilitation interventions.
- Photosensitive epilepsy.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Waitlist Group
Those randomly assigned to the waitlist group will complete initial inclusion tests and baseline tests at Visit 1.
They will receive no intervention during Period 1 (week 1-6) and then repeat baseline tests at Visit 2. Next they will perform the VR audiovisual stimulation during Period 2 (week 7-12) and then repeat baseline tests post-intervention at Visit 3.
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The device application involves the 3D multiple-object-tracking (3D-MOT) paradigm composed of 8 high-contrast spheres which are adapted to the visual ability of participant (luminosity and size). The initial speed of the spheres is adjustable and determined during the inclusion visit. One or more of the spheres is temporarily highlighted (target). Then all 8 spheres move for 20 seconds following random linear paths, bouncing on one another and on the walls of a virtual 3D cube when collisions occur. After 20 seconds, the movement stops and the participant is asked to select, using the hand controller, the initially highlighted target(s) among the 8 spheres. If the selection is correct the speed of the spheres in the next trial is increased. If the selection is incorrect the speed of the spheres in the next trial is decreased. Based on performance, stimulations will be adjusted to change difficulty level (e.g. changing backgrounds, number of cued balls, etc.) |
Experimental: VR Intervention First
Those randomly assigned to the intervention-first group will complete initial inclusion tests and baseline tests at Visit 1.
They will perform the VR audiovisual stimulation during Period 1 (week 1-6) and then repeat baseline tests at Visit 2. They will receive no intervention during Period 2 (week 7-12) and then repeat baseline tests at Visit 3.
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The device application involves the 3D multiple-object-tracking (3D-MOT) paradigm composed of 8 high-contrast spheres which are adapted to the visual ability of participant (luminosity and size). The initial speed of the spheres is adjustable and determined during the inclusion visit. One or more of the spheres is temporarily highlighted (target). Then all 8 spheres move for 20 seconds following random linear paths, bouncing on one another and on the walls of a virtual 3D cube when collisions occur. After 20 seconds, the movement stops and the participant is asked to select, using the hand controller, the initially highlighted target(s) among the 8 spheres. If the selection is correct the speed of the spheres in the next trial is increased. If the selection is incorrect the speed of the spheres in the next trial is decreased. Based on performance, stimulations will be adjusted to change difficulty level (e.g. changing backgrounds, number of cued balls, etc.) |
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Changes from baseline in braking response (sec)
Time Frame: Initial visit (day 0), End of Period 1 (day 43), End of Period 2 (day 86)
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Driving performance will be assessed at the DriverLab, a driving simulator located at KITE-UHN under the supervision of the research team members.
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Initial visit (day 0), End of Period 1 (day 43), End of Period 2 (day 86)
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Changes from baseline in collisions (total #)
Time Frame: Initial visit (day 0), End of Period 1 (day 43), End of Period 2 (day 86)
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Driving performance will be assessed at the DriverLab, a driving simulator located at KITE-UHN under the supervision of the research team members.
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Initial visit (day 0), End of Period 1 (day 43), End of Period 2 (day 86)
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Changes from baseline in lane keeping (meters of deviations/departures)
Time Frame: Initial visit (day 0), End of Period 1 (day 43), End of Period 2 (day 86)
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Driving performance will be assessed at the DriverLab, a driving simulator located at KITE-UHN under the supervision of the research team members.
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Initial visit (day 0), End of Period 1 (day 43), End of Period 2 (day 86)
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Changes from baseline in speed variability (km/h)
Time Frame: Initial visit (day 0), End of Period 1 (day 43), End of Period 2 (day 86)
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Driving performance will be assessed at the DriverLab, a driving simulator located at KITE-UHN under the supervision of the research team members.
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Initial visit (day 0), End of Period 1 (day 43), End of Period 2 (day 86)
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Changes from baseline in road rule violations (# and type)
Time Frame: Initial visit (day 0), End of Period 1 (day 43), End of Period 2 (day 86)
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Driving performance will be assessed at the DriverLab, a driving simulator located at KITE-UHN under the supervision of the research team members.
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Initial visit (day 0), End of Period 1 (day 43), End of Period 2 (day 86)
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Changes from baseline in visual attention and speed using Re:ViewD
Time Frame: Initial visit (day 0), End of Period 1 (day 43), End of Period 2 (day 86)
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This vision test will be completed within the VR headset and will measure visual processing speed, sustained visual attention, and divided visual attention. This is a VR version of the Useful Field of View (UFoV) test which has been extensively used to measure visual attention in healthy individuals and older adults with low vision. Outcome measures are time of display (ms) for 75% of correct responses. |
Initial visit (day 0), End of Period 1 (day 43), End of Period 2 (day 86)
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Changes from baseline in visual fields
Time Frame: Initial visit (day 0), End of Period 1 (day 43), End of Period 2 (day 86)
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Visual fields are evaluated with the automated Humphrey Field Analysis III using Esterman binocular field test procedure at Toronto Western Hospital. Outcome measures are number of points seen among 120 points. |
Initial visit (day 0), End of Period 1 (day 43), End of Period 2 (day 86)
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Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ)
Time Frame: Initial visit (day 0), End of Period 1 (day 43), End of Period 2 (day 86)
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The SSQ will be administered after each driving session to capture any feelings related to simulator sickness. The SSQ is a validated 16-item questionnaire that assesses various symptom categories of simulator sickness. Responses are made on a 4-point scale ranging from "not at all" (total score = 0) to "severe" (total score =235.62). A total score (TS) ≥ 150 corresponds to mild to severe symptoms. Three subscales within the SSQ specifically targeting feelings of nausea (SSQ-N), oculomotor disturbances (SSQ-O), and disorientation (SSQ-D) as well as a total score (SSQ-TS) can be calculated based on pre-defined factor weightings. |
Initial visit (day 0), End of Period 1 (day 43), End of Period 2 (day 86)
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Virtual-Reality Induced Symptoms and Effects (VRISE) - initial screening
Time Frame: Initial visit (day 0)
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This questionnaire is made up of five (5) questions related to possible cybersickness symptoms and will be completed within the VR headset by using the hand controller.
Participants will complete the VRISE immediately after being trained on how to use the VR intervention at the initial visit.
The VRISE score ranges from 5 (very intense level of symptoms and effects) to 35 (very low level of symptom and effects).
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Initial visit (day 0)
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Virtual-Reality Induced Symptoms and Effects (VRISE) - intervention period
Time Frame: Every other day with training session (Weeks 1-6 for Intervention-First Group, Weeks 7-12 for Waitlist Group)
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This questionnaire is made up of five (5) questions related to possible cybersickness symptoms and will be completed within the VR headset by using the hand controller.
Participants will complete the VRISE immediately after being trained on how to use the VR intervention at the initial visit.
The VRISE score ranges from 5 (very intense level of symptoms and effects) to 35 (very low level of symptom and effects).
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Every other day with training session (Weeks 1-6 for Intervention-First Group, Weeks 7-12 for Waitlist Group)
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Michael Reber, PhD, University Health Network, Toronto
- Principal Investigator: Lora Appel, PhD, York University
- Principal Investigator: Jennifer Campos, PhD, University Health Network, Toronto
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Saredakis D, Szpak A, Birckhead B, Keage HAD, Rizzo A, Loetscher T. Factors Associated With Virtual Reality Sickness in Head-Mounted Displays: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Front Hum Neurosci. 2020 Mar 31;14:96. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00096. eCollection 2020.
- Richards E, Bennett PJ, Sekuler AB. Age related differences in learning with the useful field of view. Vision Res. 2006 Nov;46(25):4217-31. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2006.08.011. Epub 2006 Oct 5.
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Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 22-5914
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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