Neurorehabilitation Using a Virtual Reality-based Mirror Therapy

National Cheng-Kung University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rehabilitation, Mirror Neurons, Stroke

Treatments: Other: task-oriented training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03329417

A-ER-105-213

Details and patient eligibility

About

In the proposed study, the investigators assumed that mirror therapy combined with virtual 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 virtual reality based mirror therapy, mirror therapy or traditional occupational therapy on the upper extremity function and brain activity of the stroke patients.

Enrollment: 134 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

1. Vision loss;
2. Major cognitive-perceptual deficit;
3. Other brain disease.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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134 participants in 3 patient groups

Traditional occupational therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

The program includes 30 minutes of traditional occupational therapy (sensorimotor facilitation techniques, such as: Rood, Bobath and propriocetive-neuromuscular-facilitation), followed by 20 minutes of motor task specific training in each treatment session.

Treatment:

Other: task-oriented training

Mirror therapy using a mirror box

Active Comparator group

Description:

The program includes 30 minutes of mirror therapy, followed by 20 minutes of regular motor task specific training in each treatment session.

Treatment:

Other: task-oriented training

Virtual reality based mirror therapy

Experimental group

Description:

The program includes 30 minutes treatment session of virtual reality mirror therapy, followed by 20 minutes of motor task specific training in each treatment session.

Treatment:

Other: task-oriented training