2023-07-28 13:37:54
In a study recently published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research: Serious Games, the effectiveness of living brain’s therapy application teora® mind was examined. teora® mind is an application for cognitive training in virtual reality. This means that cognitive skills such as memory, attention or problem solving are practiced with VR glasses and the teora® mind software. The focus of the therapy software is on realistic scenarios. So-called activities of daily living (ADL), i.e. problems from everyday life, such as e.g. B. making coffee, prepared in a playful way and trained in virtual reality. The application is certified as a medical product and is already being used in some clinics, for example for treatment following a stroke.
The effectiveness was compared with the current standard treatment. These are abstract exercises that are carried out on the computer. In this training, for example, fish that have a pearl are identified and clicked on, or the steps to build a snowman are put in the right order.
The study was carried out with 42 stroke patients at the Asklepios Neurological Clinic in Falkenstein, who received an average of 18.7 treatment units of 30-45 minutes each spread over several weeks. The VR group improved significantly in the areas of planning and problem solving. No improvements were seen in the standard therapy control group. Both groups started at the same starting level.
No serious side effects were observed during the study. The treatment was remarkably well received by both patients and practitioners.
“The results suggest that immersive VR neurotherapy with teora® mind is a safe and effective treatment option for patients with cognitive deficits following stroke,” said Julian Specht, living brain’s Chief Science Officer. “The successful implementation of the study and the results that have now been published make us as a whole company very proud. The approach of working scientifically has been an integral part of our DNA since our foundation. We will therefore continue to optimize our product and validate it for new clinical pictures. Further studies are already being planned.”
The publication of the study can be viewed at: https://games.jmir.org/2023/1/e45816
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