Augmented-reality Based Mirror Therapy in Stroke Rehabilitation

National Cheng-Kung University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rehabilitation; Stroke; Technology; Mirror Movement Therapy

Treatments: Other: Augmented reality-based mirror therapy; Other: Mirror therapy using a mirror box; Other: Traditional occupational therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05580744

B-ER-111-246

Details and patient eligibility

About

In the proposed study, the investigators assumed that mirror therapy combined with augmented reality technology will provide a better treatment effects than traditional mirror therapy for the patients with unilateral stroke. The aim of the study is to examine the difference in the treatment effects among the combination of task-oriented training with either augmented reality based mirror therapy, mirror therapy or traditional occupational therapy on the upper extremity function and brain activity of the stroke patients.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of stroke with unilateral side involved;
• A score of Mini-mental state examination greater than 24 for proving higher mental function
• Time of onset > 6 months before treatment begins; and
• Premorbid right-handedness.

Exclusion criteria

• Severe vision impairment;
• Major cognitive-perceptual deficit;
• Other brain disease.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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48 participants in 3 patient groups

Traditional occupational therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Traditional occupational therapy delivered skill training related to daily living tasks.

Treatment:

Other: Traditional occupational therapy

Mirror therapy using a mirror box

Active Comparator group

Description:

Exercise of mirror therapy included movements of forearm, wrist, fingers and thumb, as well as a tendon gliding exercise using a mirror box .

Treatment:

Other: Mirror therapy using a mirror box

Augmented reality-based mirror therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Exercise of augmented reality-based mirror therapy included movements of forearm, wrist, fingers and thumb, as well as a tendon gliding exercise using an augmented reality mirror therapy system .

Treatment:

Other: Augmented reality-based mirror therapy