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

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05441228

Enrollment

Registered

2022-07-01

Start date

2022-04-04

Completion date

2022-07-20

Last updated

2022-07-01

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Conditions

Stroke

Keywords

virtual reallity, Mirror therapy

Brief 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.

Interventions

DEVICEOculus Quest 2

Oculus Quest 2 is virtual reality headset with 2 hand control remotes. Beat Saber application will be used on Oculus Quest 2.

DEVICEMirror therapy box

Mirror therapy is provided by mirror therapy box by placing it in sagittal plane of patient.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

The participant are divided into two groups. The group a received virtual reality and group b received mirror therapy.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Stroke affecting upper limb

Exclusion criteria

* mental problem cognitive problem

Design outcomes

Primary

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

Countries

Pakistan

Contacts

Primary ContactShafaq Altaf, Phd*

shafaq_dpt.ahs@stmu.edu.pk03435020507

Backup ContactNouman Khan, MS-OMPT

nouman_drs.ahs@stmu.edu.pk03339378324

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026