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Virtual Reality-Based Balance Training in Hemiplegic Patients

NCT07475598 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 43

Last updated 2026-03-20

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Summary

This prospective single-blind randomized controlled trial enrolled 43 hemiplegic patients hospitalized in the neurological rehabilitation unit of the University of Health Sciences Ankara Etlik City Hospital. Participants were randomly assigned to a virtual reality (VR) group (n = 23), which received routine physical therapy combined with VR-based balance training, or a conventional therapy (CT) group (n = 20), which received routine physical therapy alone. Interventions were delivered under physiotherapist supervision over 20 sessions, with the VR group receiving an additional 12 sessions of VR-based balance exercises. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, immediately post-treatment, and at an eight-week follow-up, including measures of balance, mobility, functional independence, walking capacity, quality of life, and static balance using the Tecnobody PK252 isokinetic balance measurement system.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

VR-Based Balance Training

Participants receive routine physical therapy and rehabilitation once daily for 20 sessions, plus virtual reality-based balance exercises three times per week for 20 minutes per session (total 12 sessions), all under physiotherapist supervision.

BEHAVIORAL

Routine Physical Therapy

Participants receive routine physical therapy and rehabilitation once daily for 20 sessions under physiotherapist supervision, without additional virtual reality-based balance exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gaziantep City Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ece ÜNLÜ AKYÜZ, Medical Doctor · Ankara Etlik City Hospital

  • Aslıhan UZUNKULAOĞLU, Medıcal Doctor · Ankara Etlik City Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-24
Primary Completion
2025-04-24
Completion
2025-08-04

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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Diseases

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