Virtual reality games boost arm recovery after stroke, study finds
NCT ID NCT07378085
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding virtual reality games to standard rehabilitation helps people who had a stroke improve arm function. Forty adults within one year of their first stroke participated. Results measured arm movement, daily activities, and participation levels.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2023
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must be above eighteen years of age * Have had a first-time stroke * Be within twelve months of stroke * Have a Brunnstrom score of four or more for the upper extremity * Be cognitively adequate (scoring ≥23 on the mini-mental test scale) Exclusion Criteria: * Being in the unstable phase of the disease * Visual and/or auditory impairments * Unilateral spatial neglect (hemineglect) * Modified Ashworth Scale score of ≥3 in the affected upper limb * Had a history of botulinum toxin A (Botox) injection in the affected upper limb within the previous six months * Other systemic neuromuscular disorders (exc; Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease, Multipl Sclerosis...) * Have cerebellar involvement characterised by dysmetria, dysdiadochokinesia or ataxia * Have a prior orthopaedic or neuromuscular injuries affecting both upper limbs * Have impaired static sitting balance
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gaziosmanpasa Research and Education Hospital
Istanbul, 34255, Turkey (Türkiye)
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