NCT04436770

Medical Recovery and Social Reintegration for Post-stroke Patients Using Virtual Reality

Medical Recovery and Social Reintegration for Post-stroke Patients With Sequelae Using Virtual Reality

• Status: Suspended
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 52 (actual)
• Sponsor: Transilvania University of Brasov · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Application of Virtual Reality therapy and occupational therapy versus and standard physiotherapy and occupational therapy to patients with post-stroke sequelae, using specifical assessment tools, standard physiotherapy and occupational therapy programs.

Detailed description

1. Initial and final clinical and functional evaluation of patients with post-stroke sequelae, storage and use of data obtained. 2. Collection and access of demographic and clinical data of patients included in the study (respecting the principle of confidentiality and non-publication of personal data) only by staff involved in the research project and working in the Clinical Hospital of Psychiatry and Neurology in Brasov. 3. Application of Virtual Reality therapy and occupational therapy versus and standard physiotherapy and occupational therapy to patients who meet the criteria for inclusion in the study (scapulohumeral flexion and abduction of at least 20 degrees, elbow flexion of at least 20 degrees, hip and knee flexion of at least 20 degrees, without severe aphasia or severe behavioural/cognitive disorders). 4. Use of data obtained from the application of Virtual Reality therapy at home, through Telerehabilitation, if patients procure alone or through sponsorship/donation the equipment necessary to continue the Virtual Reality therapy program at home, taking into account that the technology purchased through the project allows this.

Conditions

• Stroke Sequelae

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Non-immersive virtual reality therapy	Non-immersive Virtual Reality (VR) therapy exercises, based on assessment, and occupational therapy exercises, for upper extremity or lower extremity. For the upper extremity, daily, from 20-40 to minutes of VR therapy plus 20-40 minutes of occupational therapy exercises, according to the patient's capacity of VR training, as entire therapy for upper extremity don't exceed 60 minutes. For the lower extremity, from 20-40 to minutes of VR therapy plus 20-40 minutes of occupational therapy exercises, according to the patient's capacity of VR training, as entire therapy for the lower extremity don't exceed 60 minutes. The protocol for occupational therapy exercises for the hand included the use of the Canadian plate, thick and thin grip training, lateral and palmar pinch as well as wrist extensor strengthening tasks. For the ankle and foot, analytical and dexterity exercises using Mirror therapy and alone were used.
OTHER	Standard Physiotherapy	Standard physiotherapy program, based on assessment, plus occupational therapy exercises, for upper extremity or lower extremity. For the upper extremity, daily, 30 minutes of standard physiotherapy plus 30 minutes of occupational therapy exercises. For the lower extremity, daily, 30 minutes of standard physiotherapy plus 30 minutes of occupational therapy exercises. The protocol for occupational therapy exercises for the hand included the use of the Canadian plate, thick and thin grip training, lateral and palmar pinch as well as wrist extensor strengthening tasks. For the ankle and foot, analytical and dexterity exercises were used.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-07-18
• Primary completion: 2020-02-28
• Completion: 2020-12-31
• First posted: 2020-06-18
• Last updated: 2020-06-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Romania