Virtual reality boosts arm recovery in stroke patients
NCT ID NCT07299162
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether adding virtual reality therapy to standard rehabilitation and action observation therapy can improve arm and hand function in people who had a stroke 6 weeks to 6 months ago. About 38 adults will be split into two groups: one gets standard care plus action observation, the other gets all that plus virtual reality. The goal is to see if VR helps them regain more movement and independence in daily tasks like eating and dressing.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 38 people
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- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
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Who can take part
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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients over the age of 18 * Patients in the subacute phase of stroke (between 6 weeks and 6 months post-stroke) * Patients with a first-ever stroke * Brunnstrom stage 3 or above for both upper extremity and hand * Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score \>=20 No major medical condition that would prevent participation in the treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of pain in the paretic shoulder severe enough to prevent exercise * History of bilateral stroke * Patients with global aphasia and/or cognitive impairment that significantly affects treatment compliance * Patients with severe visual impairment * Presence of unilateral spatial neglect * Inability to maintain sitting balance * Modified Ashworth Scale \> 4 in the hemiplegic arm
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Locations
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Istanbul Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
RECRUITINGIstanbul, Bahçelievler, 34186, Turkey (Türkiye)
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