Effect of Virtual Reality training on reach after stroke

Effect of Virtual Reality training on reach after stroke - VR arm training after stroke

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON34652

Enrollment

Registered

2010-04-06

Start date

2010-06-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-06

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Conditions

Cerebrovascular accident Stroke

Interventions

Twenty stroke patients receive reach training for the affected arm during 6 weeks, 3 times 30 minutes per week. The intervention group (10 persons, randomized) will train using the FurballHunt game

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Chronic phase (> 6 months post-stroke) - Motor impairment of upper (proximal) extremity (Fugl-Meyer=22) - Sufficient communicative skills (UCO>=3)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Patients with more than one stroke - Presence of other medical disorders which influence recovery of upper extremity - Limited physical capacity (not able to follow training of 30 minutes)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Before and after the training (including follow-up after 1 month) changes in general arm function (Action Research Arm test and Fugl-Meyer assessment) and in motivation (Intrinsic Motivation Inventory) are quantified.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Besides clinical measures of arm function, additionally changes in reach performance are determined (during a maximal reach test).	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)