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

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Stroke
• Interventions: Device: Mirror therapy box; Device: Oculus Quest 2

• Registration Number: NCT05441228
• Lead Sponsor: Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-04-04
• Status Verified: 2022-06
• Study First Submitted: 2022-06-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-06-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-06-27
• Study First Posted: 2022-07-01
• Last Update Posted: 2022-07-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-07-20
• Study Completion: 2022-07-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

• Stroke affecting upper limb

Exclusion Criteria

• mental problem cognitive problem

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group B	Mirror therapy box	Group B receives mirror therapy through mirror therapy box. Total 1 hour session will be provided to each patient for 5 days a week. Total period 4 weeks
Group A	Oculus Quest 2	Group A receives virtual reality through Oculus Quest 2. Beat saber application will be used to improve upper limb's motor function of stroke patients. Total 1 hour session will be provided to each patient for 5 days a week. Total period 4 weeks

Primary Outcome Measures

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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shifa tameer e millat university; 🇵🇰 Islamabad, Federal, Pakistan