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Clinical study of the effects of virtual reality combined with Transcranial direct-current stimulation on balance and lower extremity motor function in stroke patients

Clinical study of the effects of virtual reality combined with Transcranial direct-current stimulation on balance and lower extremity motor function in stroke patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500111839
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-11-06
Start date
2024-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Interventions

Control group:Conventional rehabilitation therapy + VR therapy
Trial group:Routine rehabilitation treatment +VR treatment +tDCS treatment

Sponsors

General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the 2019 criteria for ischemic stroke, with lesion location and nature confirmed by cranial CT or MRI; 2. Age between 18 and 80 years, regardless of gender; 3. First-time unilateral stroke (no bilateral cerebrovascular lesions), with disease duration of 2 weeks to 6 months; 4. Condition is stable and patient can follow instructions; 5. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score >= 27; 6. Able to complete 2 weeks of treatment without dropout; 7. Lower limb Brunnstrom stage >= III / Brunnstrom assessment stage II–IV; 8. Signed informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Suffer from other neurological or psychiatric disorders; 2. Contraindications to tDCS, such as metallic implants in the head or implanted electronic devices (e.g., cardiac pacemakers); 3. Patients with failure of vital organs; 4. Patients with vestibular or deep sensory disturbances; 5. Neuromuscular or osteoarticular diseases affecting limb mobility; 6. Other reasons rendering the patient unsuitable or unable to participate in treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Fugl-Meyer assessment-lower extremity;Berg balance scale;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Timed up and go test;Modified Barthel index;6 minute walk test;Motor evoked potential;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactTian Xinbao

Ningxia Medical University General Hospital

2669409329@qq.com+86 182 0950 3174

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026