NCT02393170

Home-based -Virtual Reality Intervention for Stroke Rehabilitation

Virtual Reality Intervention for Stroke Rehabilitation - Home Based (Stage 2)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sheba Medical Center · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

On-going rehabilitation is needed to maintain and improve the weaker upper extremity following stroke. Community rehabilitation programs for stroke individuals in the chronic stage are often difficult to be implement. Consequently, many individuals remain without structured interventional programs. Self-training programs, where individuals can independently continue to exercise at home, might answer this challenge. However, since exercising alone is boring and not motivating, individuals often stop the prescribed exercises and remain inactive. The use of video-games for self-training might answer this challenge. Therefore, the investigators aimed to assess the feasibility of using video-games for self-training after stroke. Specifically the investigators aim to compare the (1) training time, (2) satisfaction and (3) effectiveness of a self-training program using video-games compared to a traditional self-training program.

Detailed description

This is a single-blind randomized controlled trial with four assessments; two before and two following the 5-week self training intervention. Individuals are requested to perform the self training (video-games or traditional exercises) 60 minutes a day for 5 weeks.

Conditions

• Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	self-training using video-games	Individuals will receive a video-game console and will be taught how to play the games. They will be requested to play 60 minutes a day for 5 weeks.
OTHER	traditional self-training	Individuals will receive a manual and equipment and will be taught how to perform the exercises. They will be requested to perform the exercises 60 minutes a day for 5 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-11-01
• Primary completion: 2015-07-01
• Completion: 2015-08-01
• First posted: 2015-03-19
• Last updated: 2016-02-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel