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Effects of Intensive Virtual Reality-Based Balance and Gait Training on Activity Performance and Quality of Life in Subacute Stroke Patients

NCT07431151 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2026-03-27

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Summary

Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability worldwide, and balance and gait impairments are common in the subacute phase, limiting activity performance and quality of life. Early and intensive rehabilitation during the first six months after stroke is considered critical for optimizing functional recovery. Virtual reality-based rehabilitation has emerged as a promising approach to enhance motor learning through task-specific, repetitive, and feedback-driven training.

This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of intensive virtual reality-based balance and gait training on activity performance, balance confidence, and quality of life in individuals with subacute stroke. Participants will be randomly allocated to either an intervention group receiving conventional physiotherapy combined with additional virtual reality-based balance and gait training, or a control group receiving conventional physiotherapy alone during the study period. Outcome measures will include functional mobility, balance confidence, cognitive status, and stroke-specific quality of life. The findings of this study may contribute to optimizing rehabilitation intensity and timing strategies in subacute stroke rehabilitation

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Virtual Reality-Based Balance and Gait Training

Participants will receive an additional 30-minute session of virtual reality-based balance and gait training per treatment day for a total of 15 sessions, alongside routine conventional physiotherapy. The VR program will include task-specific exercises targeting balance and walking, such as weight-shifting, stepping, and gait-related tasks selected from a pre-defined exercise pool and individualized according to participant needs. Task difficulty will be progressed within and across sessions based on performance. Active exercise time will be recorded; rest periods due to fatigue will not be counted as active training time. A safety harness providing body-weight support will be used during training to minimize fall risk.

OTHER

Conventional Physiotherapy

Participants will receive routine conventional physiotherapy consisting of 60 minutes per session for a total of 15 sessions. The program will be delivered as part of standard inpatient/outpatient physiotherapy care and will include conventional rehabilitation components aimed at improving balance, mobility, and functional capacity, as clinically indicated.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-01
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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