048A EntrainVirtuelAVC

Development of a virtual training tool to reduce gait asymmetry following a stroke

Intervention area

Mobility

Start date

October 10, 2014

End date

March 1, 2016

The main problem is that the correction of asymmetry is resistant to current interventions. The project therefore proposes to develop a new approach aimed at reducing asymmetry, using a new stimulating technique for the patient, based on an emergent rehabilitation approach (error augmentation). The main objective of the mandate is the design, development and pre-validation of a 3D avatar that replicates in real-time the body movements of a person walking on a treadmill. Various parameters of the avatar’s kinematics will be modulated to reduce or exaggerate the asymmetry of walking by people with hemiparesis.

Lead applicant

David Labbé

École de technologie supérieure

Génie logiciel et des technologies de l'information

18 INTER mandates

Team

Cyril Duclos

Université de Montréal

Réadaptation

12 INTER mandates

Rachid Aissaoui

École de technologie supérieure

Génie des systèmes

28 INTER mandates

Sylvie Nadeau

Université de Montréal

Réadaptation

17 INTER mandates