Comparison of Effectiveness of Virtual Reality With Mirror Therapy in Improving Motor Function of Upper Limb of Stroke Patients

Stroke Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison of Effectiveness of Virtual Reality With Mirror Therapy in Improving Motor Function of Upper Limb of Stroke Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05441228
• Other study ID #: Saleha 279-21
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 4, 2022
• Est. completion date: July 20, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: June 2022
• Source: Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
• Contact: Shafaq Altaf, Phd*
• Phone: 03435020507
• Email: shafaq_dpt.ahs[@]stmu.edu.pk
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare the effectiveness of virtual reality and mirror therapy in stroke patients. Different studies has been done to find out the best therapy for stroke patients. Use of virtual reality in medical field is becoming more popular now-a-days. Different devices and applications are available to treat various conditions. Research has been done to find the clinical applications of virtual reality for upper limb motor rehabilitation in stroke. in another study, mirror therapy with bilateral arm training was used for hemiplegic upper extremity motor functions in patients with chronic stroke. After doing literature review, it was found that no research has been done to compare the effectiveness of mirror therapy with virtual reality in improving motor function of upper limb of stroke patients. So, In this study these two therapies are compared. For virtual reality Oculus Quest 2 has been used. Patients were allowed to use beat saber game on Oculus.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 32
• Est. completion date: July 20, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: July 20, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Stroke affecting upper limb

Exclusion Criteria:

• mental problem cognitive problem

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stroke

Intervention

Device:
• Oculus Quest 2
Oculus Quest 2 is virtual reality headset with 2 hand control remotes. Beat Saber application will be used on Oculus Quest 2.
• Mirror therapy box
Mirror therapy is provided by mirror therapy box by placing it in sagittal plane of patient.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Shifa tameer e millat university	Islamabad	Federal

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

References & Publications (5)

Dahms C, Brodoehl S, Witte OW, Klingner CM. The importance of different learning stages for motor sequence learning after stroke. Hum Brain Mapp. 2020 Jan;41(1):270-286. doi: 10.1002/hbm.24793. Epub 2019 Sep 14. Review. — View Citation

Erhardsson M, Alt Murphy M, Sunnerhagen KS. Commercial head-mounted display virtual reality for upper extremity rehabilitation in chronic stroke: a single-case design study. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2020 Nov 23;17(1):154. doi: 10.1186/s12984-020-00788-x. — View Citation

Laver KE, Lange B, George S, Deutsch JE, Saposnik G, Crotty M. Virtual reality for stroke rehabilitation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Nov 20;11:CD008349. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008349.pub4. Review. — View Citation

Lohse KR, Hilderman CG, Cheung KL, Tatla S, Van der Loos HF. Virtual reality therapy for adults post-stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis exploring virtual environments and commercial games in therapy. PLoS One. 2014 Mar 28;9(3):e93318. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093318. eCollection 2014. — View Citation

Thieme H, Mehrholz J, Pohl M, Behrens J, Dohle C. Mirror therapy for improving motor function after stroke. Stroke. 2013 Jan;44(1):e1-2. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Fugl- Meyer Upper extremity scale	Used to assess motor function of upper limb	4 weeks
Primary	Action arm research test	To check motor activity of upper limb	4 weeks
Primary	Wolf motor function	To identify motor activity of upper limb	4 weeks