A low cost virtual reality system for home based rehabilitation of the upper limb following stroke

The University of Nottingham (UK)0 个研究点目标入组 60 人开始时间: 2011年4月18日最近更新: 2018年4月30日

适应症

试验速览

•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

•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)

发起方

The University of Nottingham (UK)