Treatment of the weakness of Upper Extremity due to Stroke by virtual gaming

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: I63- Cerebral infarction

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/11/038339
• Lead Sponsor: Indian Council of Medical Research

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 24 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Open to Recruitment
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

(a) Age between 18-70 years of age

(b) Patients with first-ever stroke with impairment of upper limb extremity function

(c) Time of stroke onset between 1-6 months

(d) Level of spasticity in upper extremity between grades 1 and 1+ based on Modified Ashworth scale

(e) Brunnstrom hand recovery stages of 4,5,6, shoulder and elbow recovery stages of 3,4,5

Exclusion Criteria

1. Age <18 years

2. Other neurological disorders that cause motor deficits, such as Parkinson’s disease and peripheral neuropathy;

3. Severe aphasia resulting in communication difficulties that could influence the intervention and outcome measures;

4. Cognitive impairment resulting in cooperation difficulties (a score of=24 in the Mini-Mental State Examination);

5. Severe pain impeding upper extremity rehabilitation (numeric pain rating scale score = 7)

6. No significant visual dysfunction.

7. Contraindications for doing MRI.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility Outcome: Compliance with the treatment <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Efficacy Outcome: Fugl Meyer score and Wolf motor function test <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Feasibility Outcome: 3 months <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Efficacy Outcome: Baseline and 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Barthel Index (BI) & Quality of life scale (SF-36)Timepoint: Baseline & 3 months