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The Effect of Virtual Reality Therapy on Upper Extremity Functions in Subacute Stroke Patients Receiving Rehabilitation
Led by Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital · Updated on 2026-01-28
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
35 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Lead Sponsor
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Inosens information technologies limited company
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Stroke ranks second among the leading causes of death worldwide and third among the causes of disability. In stroke patients, motor impairment typically affects facial movements and the upper and lower extremities unilaterally. Upper extremity involvement, in particular, negatively impacts patients' activities of daily living, such as eating and dressing. Various rehabilitation methods are used to improve the function of the paretic upper extremity in stroke patients. Action Observation Therapy and Virtual Reality are among the rehabilitation approaches currently used to support upper extremity rehabilitation. In our study, patients will be randomly divided into two groups: one group will receive conventional rehabilitation and Action Observation Therapy, while the other group will additionally receive Virtual Reality therapy. This study aims to investigate the contribution of Virtual Reality therapy, when added to conventional rehabilitation and Action Observation Therapy, to the recovery of the paretic upper extremity in patients with subacute stroke.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The Effect of Virtual Reality Therapy on Upper Extremity Functions in Subacute Stroke Patients Receiving Rehabilitation
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients over the age of 18
- Patients in the subacute phase of stroke (between 6 weeks and 6 months post-stroke)
- Patients with a first-ever stroke
- Brunnstrom stage 3 or above for both upper extremity and hand
- Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score �3E=20
- No major medical condition that would prevent participation in the treatment
You will not qualify if you...
- Presence of pain in the paretic shoulder severe enough to prevent exercise
- History of bilateral stroke
- Patients with global aphasia and/or cognitive impairment that significantly affects treatment compliance
- Patients with severe visual impairment
- Presence of unilateral spatial neglect
- Inability to maintain sitting balance
- Modified Ashworth Scale �3E 4 in the hemiplegic arm
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Istanbul Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Bahçelievler, Turkey (Türkiye), 34186
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Research Team
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Seda Akbayrak, MD
CONTACT
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Fatma Nur Kesiktaş, Prof. Dr.
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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