A low cost virtual reality system for home based rehabilitation of the arm following stroke: a randomised controlled feasibility trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial of a home-based virtual reality system for rehabilitation of the arm following stroke.

Design

Two group feasibility randomised controlled trial of intervention versus usual care.

Setting

Patients' homes.

Participants

Patients aged 18 or over, with residual arm dysfunction following stroke and no longer receiving any other intensive rehabilitation.

Interventions

Eight weeks' use of a low cost home-based virtual reality system employing infra-red capture to translate the position of the hand into game play or usual care.

Main measures

The primary objective was to collect information on the feasibility of a trial, including recruitment, collection of outcome measures and

SUBMITTER: Standen PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5349317 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature