Changes in Brain Activity During Mirror Therapy and Virtual Reality Therapy

Healthy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Changes in Brain Activity in Tactile Stimulus Therapy and Ruka Ruk Therapy Compared to Mirror Therapy in Upper Limb Rehabilitation.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05219682
• Other study ID #: 200/2020
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: January 2022
• Source: Charles University, Czech Republic
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare electroencephalographic activity in upper limb rehabilitation with mirror therapy and virtual reality rehabilitation.

Description:

This is an experiment measuring EEG to healthy adult probands during mirror therapy and VR mirroring therapy in the upper limb. The experiment will be supplemented by haptic contact and stimulation of the upper limb with a foam roller. According to the instructions, the participants will perform a predetermined movement with one upper limb - clenching the fist. In one part with the mirror, in the other part the sensor for sensing the movement of the hand detects the movement, the software creates the illusion that the patient performs the same movement with the dominant and non-dominant upper limb. The patient sees on the screen the illusion of movement of both of his upper limbs. During therapy, the other upper limb will be tactively stimulated haptically and with a foam roller. Data collection will take place by measuring the electrical activity of the brain using an EEG device. The obtained data will then be processed and evaluated with the help of the sLORETA program. The aim of this work is to compare the brain activity from the above therapies with the resting state of the proband and to focus on the activity of mirror neurons.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: November 11, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 55 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• a healthy individual with a valid medical examination.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a stroke or other illness that is related to a disorder of movement of the upper limbs. Severe visual or auditory deficit and decompensated epilepsy due to screen movement tracking. Persons with acute (especially infectious) diseases did not participate in the research.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Healthy

Intervention

Other:
• electroencephalographic measurement
recording brain activity in mirror therapy, haptic and tactile stimulation and in mirror therapy using virtual reality

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Czechia	Faculty of Physical Education and Sport at Charles University	Prague

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Charles University, Czech Republic

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Czechia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Comparison of EEG for each intervention versus the resting phase of the measurement	After processing the data in the sLORETA program, statistically significant places with different brain activity during interventions were identified, each type of intervention is evaluated separately.	month
Secondary	Comparison of electroencephalographic recordings from mirror therapy with therapy in virtual reality	After processing the data in the sLORETA program, statistically significant places with different brain activity during interventions were identified, each type of intervention is evaluated separately.	month