Action Observation Therapy in Chronic Stroke

NCT06794749 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2026-02-04

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Summary

Functional impairment in the upper extremities is one of the most common sequelae in stroke patients. It significantly limits the patients' grasping-releasing functions and, consequently, their activities of daily living (ADL), such as eating - drinking, dressing, and self-care. Action Observation Training (AOT), performed by observing simple actions frequently used in ADL and then imitating the observed actions, reduces interhemispheric inhibition and allows the elimination of impairments in upper extremity motor function and relearning of functions in chronic stroke patients. This study aims to investigate the effects of telerehabilitation and face-to-face AOT application on upper extremity functions, activities of daily living, and quality of life in chronic stroke patients and to question whether there are differences between the short- and long-term effects of these two AOT applications.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Action Observation Therapy

Patients received general physiotherapy in addition to action observation therapy (AOT) via telerehabilitation method for 5 weeks, 3 days a week. AOT was applied to patients as a single session per day and lasted 30 minutes. General physiotherapy session was applied face to face for 45 minutes.

OTHER

Control

Patients received general physiotherapy in addition to action observation therapy (AOT) via face-to-face telerehabilitation method for 5 weeks, 3 days a week. AOT was applied to patients as a single session per day and lasted 30 minutes. General physiotherapy session was applied face-to-face for 45 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Karabuk University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mustafa KAVAK, MsC · Karabuk University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-01-22
Primary Completion
2025-07-25
Completion
2025-08-05

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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