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Virtual Reality Mirrors Therapy Usability

NCT07039136 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 172

Last updated 2026-02-05

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Summary

Mirror therapy has been shown to support motor recovery by stimulating neural mechanisms through visual feedback. Recent technological advancements, particularly in virtual reality (VR), have enabled the development of more immersive and interactive rehabilitation tools. This study focuses on evaluating the usability of a novel, Leap Motion-based Virtual Reality Mirror Therapy (VRMT) system designed to enhance upper limb rehabilitation in stroke patients by combining traditional mirror therapy principles with engaging, gamified digital environments.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Virtual Reality Mirror Therapy

Participants will be seated on a chair with back support, their feet in contact with the ground, and both arms placed on a table. Data from participants' right forearms will be collected using Leap Motion tracking. In the virtual reality environment, both the original and mirrored forearms will be displayed within the participants' field of view. The mirror therapy session will consist of two 15-minute segments with a 10-minute rest period in between. Activities to be practiced during the session will include wrist flexion and extension, forearm pronation and supination, finger flexion and extension, finger opposition movements, squeezing a cloth, grasping a round object, wiping a table, and object manipulation. The therapy program will follow a progression from simple to complex and functional movements throughout the session. Session will begin with basic exercises such as flexion and extension movements of the fingers, wrist, and elbow, with 10 repetitions for each movement.

OTHER

Conventional Mirror Therapy

Participants will be seated on a chair with back support, their feet in contact with the ground, and both arms placed on a table. Activities to be practiced during the session will include wrist flexion and extension, forearm pronation and supination, finger flexion and extension, finger opposition movements, squeezing a cloth, grasping a round object, wiping a table, and object manipulation. The therapy program will follow a progression from simple to complex and functional movements throughout the session. Session will begin with basic exercises such as flexion and extension movements of the fingers, wrist, and elbow, with 10 repetitions for each movement.

OTHER

Sham Virtual Reality

Participants will experience virtual environments while seated and wearing a virtual reality headset, without interacting with the environment. The sham mirror therapy session will consist of two 15-minute segments with a 10-minute rest period in between.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Abant Izzet Baysal University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • ramazan kurul, Ph.D · Abant Izzet Baysal University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-06-28
Primary Completion
2026-10-30
Completion
2026-11-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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