NCT05907473

The Effect of Virtual Reality Therapy on Balance and Knee Control in Stroke Patients

The Effect of Virtual Reality Therapy Applied in Addition to Conventional Balance Training on Balance and Knee Control in Stroke Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 25 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of study is to determine whether the Virtual Reality training applied in addition to the exercises given inside and outside the parallel bar is effective on balance, daily living activities and knee control in stroke patients. The hypotheses of the study are: Hypothesis 1: H0: Virtual reality training has no effect on balance in stroke patients. H1: Virtual reality training has an effect on balance in stroke patients. Hypothesis 2; H0: Virtual reality training has no effect on activities of daily living in stroke patients. H1: Virtual reality training has an effect on daily living activities in stroke patients. Hypothesis 3; H0: Virtual reality training has no effect on knee control in stroke patients. H1: Virtual reality training has an effect on knee control in stroke patients

Detailed description

In recent years, virtual reality systems are widely preferred technology-assisted rehabilitation methods due to the many advantages they provide in stroke rehabilitation. Virtual reality increases the quality of movement and functional capacity both by providing a sensory environment and by motor learning.

Conditions

• Chronic Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Virtual Reality Therapy	Patients in this group will play balance-based games with the Virtual Reality System.
OTHER	Conventional Rehabilitation	In the conventional rehabilitation program, bed exercises, mat activities, balance exercises inside or outside the parallel bar and walking training will be given to the patients every weekday.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-05-16
• Primary completion: 2024-03-01
• Completion: 2024-03-15
• First posted: 2023-06-18
• Last updated: 2024-04-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)