In the proposed study, the investigators assumed that Virtual Reality-Based Generative Bimanual Cooperative Task-Oriented Therapy (VRMCTOMT) will provide a better treatment effects than traditional virtual reality mirror therapy (VRMT) for the patients with unilateral stroke. The aim of the study is to examine the difference in the treatment effects among the combination of task-oriented training with either VRMCTOMT, or VRMT on the upper extremity function and brain activity of the stroke patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
44
Motor training targeted to goals that are relevant to the functional needs of the patient
Virtual Reality Mirror Therapy using goggle
Virtual Reality-Based Generative Bimanual Cooperative Task-Oriented Mirror Therapy using goggle
National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Tainan, Taiwan, Taiwan
RECRUITINGChange in the result of Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) for motor function of upper extremity test
Each item is rated on a three-point ordinal scale (2 points for the detail being performed completely, 1 point for the detail being performed partially, and 0 for the detail not being performed). The maximum motor performance score is 66 points for the upper extremity.
Time frame: baseline, 9 weeks and 21 weeks
Change in the result of Modified Ashworth scale (MAS)
Muscle tone is defined by assess muscle tone by evaluating resistance to passive stretch, reflecting the level of spasticity, with scores ranging from 0 (no increase in tone) to 4 (rigidity in flexion or extension).
Time frame: baseline, 9 weeks and 21 weeks
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