Effect of Motor Imagery With Virtual Reality in Patients With Stroke

Summary

Virtual reality applications in hemiplegia rehabilitation are gaining popularity. It is claimed that, apart from implementing a function, imagining that function can trigger synaptic connections.

Conditions

• Stroke

Interventions

OTHER

Three-dimensional immersive virtual reality application

In this group, individuals will be included in a game program that will last for 3 days a week for a total of 6 weeks and 45 minutes a day. Individuals will use the IVR to rehabilitate functions that are frequently used in daily life through task-oriented games. The IVR device will be placed on the head of the individual by closing the eyes of the individual and the Leap Motion device will be used to enable individuals to see their own hands in a virtual reality environment. In order to ensure the safety of individuals, practices shall be carried out with the individual sitting in the chair and leaning against the back. A total of 3 different games will be used for upper extremity function, each game will be 15 minutes and the total session time will be 45 minutes.

OTHER

Motor imagery

Motor imagery will be performed with the eyes closed. In addition, for the safety of the individual, the individual will sit comfortably in a chair in a quiet environment and sit back. In the motor imagery group, individuals will be shown videos of the 3 games for 2 times in the IVR group and will be asked to imagine that they perform the same functions in the IVR games. The motor imagery will be 3 days a week for a total of 6 weeks and 45 minutes per day (including rest periods).

OTHER

Conventional physiotherapy

Individuals in this group will be randomly recruited from hospitalized stroke volunteers. Since these individuals receive routine rehabilitation 5 days a week, they will be evaluated at the beginning and end of 18 sessions over a total period of 6 weeks. Conventional physiotherapy will include normal joint movements, muscle strengthening exercises, balance and mobility exercises, and exercises to improve daily life activity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Abant Izzet Baysal University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Mustafa Fatih Yaşar, MD · Bolu Abant Izzet Baylsa University

• Ramazan KURUL, Ph.D · Bolu Abant Izzet Baylsa University

• Muhammed Nur Ögün, MD · Bolu Abant Izzet Baylsa University

• Şebnem AVCI, Ph.D · Bolu Abant Izzet Baylsa University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

80 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-12-01

Primary Completion

2026-03-01

Completion

2026-05-01

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations