Effect of a four-week virtual reality-based training versus conventional therapy on upper limb motor function after stroke: A multicenter parallel group randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Virtual reality-based training has found increasing use in neurorehabilitation to improve upper limb training and facilitate motor recovery.

Objective

The aim of this study was to directly compare virtual reality-based training with conventional therapy.

Methods

In a multi-center, parallel-group randomized controlled trial, patients at least 6 months after stroke onset were allocated either to an experimental group (virtual reality-based training) or a control group receiving conventional therapy (16x45 minutes within 4 weeks). The virtual reality-based training system replicated patients´ upper limb movements in real-time to manipulate virtual objects. Blinded assessors tested patients twice before, once during, and twice after the intervention up to 2-mon

SUBMITTER: Schuster-Amft C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6200191 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature