Wii STAR - Wii Stroke Therapy for Arm Rehabilitatio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke Rehabilitation; Circulatory System; Stroke

• Registration Number: ISRCTN42229581
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Nottingham (UK)

Brief Summary

2017 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27029939

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-04-18
• Study Completion: 2013-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 30 April 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18 or over
2. Have a confirmed diagnosis of their first stroke
3. Are no longer receiving any other rehabilitation therapy (community stroke team, intermediate care, early supported discharge)
4. Have residual upper limb dysfunction

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with no detectable movement in the upper limb as research has shown (Parry et al, 1999) that these patients cannot benefit from rehabilitation
2. Patients with pre-morbid disability in upper limb function
3. Patients unable to follow a two stage command
4. Patients living in a care home as their compliance is likely to be compromised by additional factors that would make results difficult to interpret
5. Patients with any of the following:
5.1. Severe symptomatic arm/shoulder pain
5.2. Severe visual impairments
5.3. Other neurological illnesses such as head injury or multiple sclerosis
5.4. Unstable medical condition
5.5. Psychiatric illness
5.6. Epilepsy triggered by screen images
5.7. Cardiac pacemaker
6. Patients unable to tolerate sitting in a chair for 30 minutes
7. Patients unable to complete a baseline test on the VR system (intervention group only)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified