SAM Therapy

Technology in service of health

SAM supports healthcare professionals in patient assessment and care. Its environments offer natural immersion, without headsets or wearable equipment, in a controlled setting. They enable professionals to assess patients’ abilities in situations close to everyday life and offer experiences tailored to their needs.

  • Assessment in simulated situations

    SAM places patients in situations resembling everyday life, allowing professionals to observe their cognitive and functional abilities in a concrete context.

  • Interaction and therapeutic relationship

    Without a headset, patients and accompanying persons can share the same environment and remain in direct contact. Professionals can observe patients’ reactions, engage in dialogue and support them throughout the session.

  • Session data analysis

    Behavioural observations and movement data provide information for examining patients’ performance. Errors, responses to events and recordings can be reviewed to complement the clinical assessment.

  • Control over the experience

    Professionals retain control over the situations, parameters and elements introduced into the environment. They can observe patients’ reactions in a controlled setting, without exposing them to the physical conditions of the real activity.

  • A range of simulated situations

    A single installation supports different contexts for assessment, stimulation and rehabilitation. Environments and scenarios can be selected according to the session’s objectives and the abilities involved.

  • Therapeutic support

    Immersive environments can be integrated into therapeutic sessions as tools for relaxation and calming. They complement the care provided to patients experiencing stress or anxiety.

What if you could relive a precise moment?

A memory, a sensation, an emotion deeply rooted within you. SAM Therapy opens the door to an immersion capable of reactivating these moments: the serenity of a landscape, the warmth of a beach, the intensity of a memory. In this documentary, patients, caregivers, and physicians share their experiences and what this immersion changes for them.

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Patiënt en zorgprofessional bekijken een rustgevend berglandschap in de therapeutische immersieve ruimte van SAM Therapy.

Testimonials: SAM in service of healthcare professionals

  • “Thanks to this device, we can place the patient in situations similar to those encountered in everyday life. It is a tool that allows us to assess the patient’s behaviour better than in the face-to-face tests we carry out with paper and pencil, because those tests do not reflect their everyday life. (…) The advantage is that we take no risks with their safety and can observe their movements in detail. We can adapt the exercise to a ski slope and many other settings to assess the patient’s motor skills. But we can also use this environment as a space for relaxation, which may benefit patients with anxiety or even phobias.”

    Dr. Jean-Christophe BIER, neurologist and co-head of the Integrated Memory Clinic (CIMe) - RTBF

  • “ This device encourages interaction and collaboration within the group. It also helps avoid certain discomforts and the disorientation associated with virtual reality headsets**, which is particularly important for adolescents with psychological vulnerabilities.”

    Logo de la RTBF pour une interview du Dr Jean-Christophe Bier sur l’utilisation de la réalité virtuelle pour le bien-être, l’évaluation et le diagnostic des personnes âgées.
    Prof. Malgorzata KLASS, Professor of Motor Sciences and physiotherapist, ULB - RTBF

  • “It was in our home that inMersiv Technologies was able to develop this innovative device with complete confidence, a device that brings residents many moments of well-being. They can choose the content of their experience in consultation with the care staff: a walk in the forest, in the desert, or by the sea, for example. What matters most is that it reminds them of good memories, allows them to escape, and helps them regain a certain serenity. In our facility, it is mainly occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and our psychologist who use it during their sessions.”

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    Paul MATTON, director of the nursing and care home, La Cambre - Trends Tendances

  • “In principle, there is no doubt that implementing virtual reality in the care of older people is a plus. Because it can help not only to change the environment they are in and therefore improve their quality of life and how they feel, but also potentially to test them and see how they react in certain circumstances, and therefore sometimes even help with diagnosis.”

    Logo de la RTBF pour une interview du Dr Jean-Christophe Bier sur l’utilisation de la réalité virtuelle pour le bien-être, l’évaluation et le diagnostic des personnes âgées.
    Dr. Jean-Christophe BIER, neurologist and co-head of the Integrated Memory Clinic (CIMe) - RTBF

  • “La Cambre has already observed, on a very small sample, that a short visit to SAM’s relaxation space could soothe a person in crisis within a few minutes without taking a tablet. The first results show that doses of neuroleptics and benzodiazepines - two medications with anxiolytic properties - can be reduced. We are on the right track.”

    Logo du Vif pour une interview du Dr Michel Hanset sur la salle immersive thérapeutique SAM, l’apaisement des crises et la réduction des médicaments en maison de repos. Légende
    Michel Hanset, coordinating physician - Le Vif

  • “ SAM can provide an elegant, drug-free solution to many psychological and behavioral disorders. It could also improve the quality of life of people who do not suffer from these disorders.”

    Dr. Sandra De BREUCKER, Senior Associate Physician, Department of Geriatrics and Rehabilitation, HUG

  • “ SAM will make it possible to place the patient in real-life situations involving concrete tasks. For example, after being given a shopping list to memorize, the patient will have to find the different items in a supermarket, navigate the aisles, and then leave with the complete list. This type of real-life scenario could help detect potential disorders at an earlier stage, particularly memory or spatial orientation disorders, than with a simple paper-and-pencil task.”

    Logo de la RTBF pour une interview du Dr Jean-Christophe Bier sur l’utilisation de la réalité virtuelle pour le bien-être, l’évaluation et le diagnostic des personnes âgées.
    Prof.Mélanie STRAUSS, neurologist and co-head of the Integrated Memory Clinic (CIMe) - RTBF
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A solution supported by research

SAM Therapy relies on the collaboration of a committed scientific committee, which contributes to the evolution of the solution, its uses, and its protocols.

Studies & research

  • Klass, M., et al. (2026).

    An immersive virtual reality room to improve the well-being and engagement of nursing home residents with neurocognitive and psychological disorders: a feasibility study. Healthcare, 14(5), 588.

    Haalbaarheidsstudie gepubliceerd in het wetenschappelijke MDPI-tijdschrift Healthcare over de therapeutische immersieve ruimte SAM Therapy voor bewoners met neurocognitieve stoornissen.

    Published in Healthcare, a scientific journal published by MDPI, this feasibility study was conducted in collaboration with the Université libre de Bruxelles and the Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (H.U.B). It assessed SAM Therapy among nursing home residents with major neurocognitive disorders. The results indicate good tolerance of the therapeutic immersive room and positive effects on residents’ well-being, emotional state and engagement.

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Environments in service of care

Designed for institutionalized people, SAM Therapy offers immersion without physical constraints. Each session is fully modular: from the weather to the lighting atmosphere, everything adjusts in real time to generate a tailor-made environment, enriched with various interactions that respond to the user’s wishes.

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