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Using Immersive Virtual Reality for the Upper Limb Rehabilitation of Post-stroke Subjects
Led by University Hospital of Ferrara · Updated on 2025-03-25
48
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
148 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University Hospital of Ferrara
Lead Sponsor
O
Ospedale Accreditato Villa Bellombra
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Stroke produces brain damages that results in sensory, motor, and cognitive impairments which reduce the patient's quality of life and social participation. Upper limb recovery is a complex process whose goal is to allow the patients to gain, in part or completely, independence in daily living activities, for that it represents one of the most important rehabilitation focus. Virtual reality is a fairly recent approach able to simulate concrete movements and functional tasks in a higher dosage compared to other therapies. It seems that the use of VR could improve limb function, however, the amount of this gain is still unclear because of insufficient evidence. This study aims at quantitatively investigating the effectiveness of an HMD immersive virtual reality system on the upper limb functioning in subacute stroke survivors.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Using Immersive Virtual Reality for the Upper Limb Rehabilitation of Post-stroke Subjects
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of first, ischemic or hemorrhagic, stroke confirmed by brain imaging within 4 weeks
- Upper limb motor impairment with an upper extremity Fugl-Meyer Assessment score less than 55
You will not qualify if you...
- Other neurological conditions besides stroke affecting motor function
- Medical conditions that interfere with safely completing the study
- Impaired cognitive function affecting ability to give informed consent
- Severe neuropsychological disorders
- Visual impairment
- Severe upper limb pain rated above 7 on the Visual Analogue Scale
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Ferrara University Hospital
Ferrara, Italy, 44124
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Research Team
S
Sofia Straudi, MD, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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