Comparison of virtual reality vs. mirror therapy in stroke patients

Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University is recruiting patients for the clinical trial of Comparison of Effectiveness of Virtual Reality With Mirror Therapy in Improving Motor Function of Upper Limb of Stroke Patients.

The purpose of the study is to compare the effectiveness of virtual reality and mirror therapy in stroke patients. Different studies has been done to find out the best therapy for stroke patients. Use of virtual reality in medical field is becoming more popular now-a-days. Different devices and applications are available to treat various conditions. Research has been done to find the clinical applications of virtual reality for upper limb motor rehabilitation in stroke. in another study, mirror therapy with bilateral arm training was used for hemiplegic upper extremity motor functions in patients with chronic stroke. After doing literature review, it was found that no research has been done to compare the effectiveness of mirror therapy with virtual reality in improving motor function of upper limb of stroke patients. So, In this study these two therapies are compared. For virtual reality Oculus Quest 2 has been used. Patients were allowed to use beat saber game on Oculus.

The researchers plan that April 4, 2022 will be the study start date. The indicative completion of the clinical trial will be expected in July 20, 2022.

Among primary outcome measures are the Action arm research test and To check motor activity of upper limb.

The study will take place at the Shifa tameer e millat university, Islamabad, Federal, Pakistan.

The page dedicated to this clinical trial can be found here: https://ichgcp.net/clinical-trials-registry/NCT05441228 or https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05441228.