Effect of Motor Imagery With Virtual Reality in Patients With Stroke
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Three-dimensional immersive virtual reality application, Motor imagery, Conventional physiotherapy.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Stroke. Basic parameters: 18 years — 80 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
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Official title
Comparison of Three Dimensional Virtual Reality Therapy and Motor Imaging in Functional Recovery of Upper Extremity After Stroke
Overview
Virtual reality applications in hemiplegia rehabilitation are gaining popularity. It is claimed that, apart from implementing a function, imagining that function can trigger synaptic connections.
Detailed description
Although the effects of non-three-dimensional virtual reality and motor imagination on the brain have been investigated in a study, such comparison has not been made between the three-dimensional virtual reality and motor imagery.
Considering these situations, the aim of this study is to compare the effect of three-dimensional (immersive) virtual reality and motor imagery on upper extremity functional recovery after stroke.
Interventions
- Other Three-dimensional immersive virtual reality application
In this group, individuals will be included in a game program that will last for 3 days a week for a total of 6 weeks and 45 minutes a day. Individuals will use the IVR to rehabilitate functions that are frequently used in daily life through task-oriented games. The IVR device will be placed on the head of the individual by closing the eyes of the individual and the Leap Motion device will be used to enable individuals to see their own hands in a virtual reality environment. In order to ensure t - Other Motor imagery
Motor imagery will be performed with the eyes closed. In addition, for the safety of the individual, the individual will sit comfortably in a chair in a quiet environment and sit back. In the motor imagery group, individuals will be shown videos of the 3 games for 2 times in the IVR group and will be asked to imagine that they perform the same functions in the IVR games. The motor imagery will be 3 days a week for a total of 6 weeks and 45 minutes per day (including rest periods). - Other Conventional physiotherapy
Individuals in this group will be randomly recruited from hospitalized stroke volunteers. Since these individuals receive routine rehabilitation 5 days a week, they will be evaluated at the beginning and end of 18 sessions over a total period of 6 weeks. Conventional physiotherapy will include normal joint movements, muscle strengthening exercises, balance and mobility exercises, and exercises to improve daily life activity.
Primary outcome measures
- Jebsen Hand Function Test [Time frame: 6 weeks]
- Action Reach Arm Test (ARAT) [Time frame: 6 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Stroke impact scale (SIS) [Time frame: 6 weeks]
- Kinesthetic and visual imagery questionnaire [Time frame: 6 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Diagnosed as stroke patient.
- Speaks, reads and writes in Turkish.
- Hand functions at 4, 5, 6 levels according to Brunnstrom.
- Mini mental test score to be at least 24.
- Volunteer for participation.
Exclusion criteria
- Neurological, orthopedic problems other than stroke.
- To have motion sickness that cannot continue 3D application.
- Individuals neglecting the affected side
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Abant Izzet Baysal University — Bolu
Identifiers
NCT: NCT04215679 · AIBU-FTR-RK-05