Rhythmic-Based Training with Immersive Mirror Visual Feedback for Neuro-Rehabilitation

National Cheng-Kung University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rehabilitation; Stroke; Mirror Movement Therapy; Virtual Reality

Treatments: Device: Mirror therapy; Other: Task-oriented training; Device: Virtual reality-based mirror therapy with rhythmic skill training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06056219

B-ER-112-174

Details and patient eligibility

About

In the proposed study, the investigators assumed that rhythmic-based training with immersive mirror visual feedback 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 rhythmic-based training with immersive mirror visual feedback, or mirror therapy on the upper extremity function and brain activity of the stroke patients.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ 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 and hearing impairment;
• Major cognitive-perceptual deficit;
• Other brain disease.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

---

36 participants in 2 patient groups

Mirror therapy using a mirror box

Active Comparator group

Description:

30 minutes' exercise of mirror therapy followed by 20 minutes' task-oriented training

Treatment:

Other: Task-oriented training

Device: Mirror therapy

Virtual reality-based mirror therapy with rhythmic skill training

Experimental group

Description:

30 minutes' activity of virtual reality-based mirror therapy with rhythmic skill training followed by 20 minutes' task-oriented training

Treatment:

Device: Virtual reality-based mirror therapy with rhythmic skill training

Other: Task-oriented training