NCT06794749Completed
Action Observation Therapy in Chronic Stroke
Investigation of the Effect of Action Observation Therapy Applied With Telerehabilitation Method on Upper Extremity Functions, Daily Living Activities and Quality of Life in Chronic Stroke Patients
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 Feb 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Functional impairment in the upper extremities is one of the most common sequelae in stroke patients. It significantly limits the patients' grasping-releasing functions and, consequently, their activities of daily living (ADL), such as eating - drinking, dressing, and self-care. Action Observation Training (AOT), performed by observing simple actions frequently used in ADL and then imitating the observed actions, reduces interhemispheric inhibition and allows the elimination of impairments in upper extremity motor function and relearning of functions in chronic stroke patients. This study aims to investigate the effects of telerehabilitation and face-to-face AOT application on upper extremity functions, activities of daily living, and quality of life in chronic stroke patients and to question whether there are differences between the short- and long-term effects of these two AOT applications.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 26 (actual)
- First submitted
- 16 Jan 2025
- Start date
- 22 Jan 2025
- Primary completion date
- 25 Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Karabuk University
- Diseases
- Stroke
- NCT number
- NCT06794749
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 26
- From 22 Jan 2025 to the primary completion date, 25 Jul 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Prior treatment
- Having mental impairment that prevents communication and receiving basic commands (scoring less than 24 on the Mini Mental Test)
Other illness
- Having a serious neglect disorder (scoring 21 and above on the Catherine Bergego Scale),
- Having cooperation, adaptation and behavioral disorders during the application of the tests used to obtain the data,
Other
- Not volunteering to participate in the study,
- Having spasticity (level 3 and 4 according to the Modified Ashworth Scale) that prevents grasping and releasing an object,
- Having contracture in any of the upper extremity joints on the affected side,
- Having additional neurological and/or orthopedic problems that may affect motor performance and sitting balance
- Having advanced vision and hearing problems (if any, these problems have not been corrected with assistive devices such as glasses, lenses, hearing aids, etc.)
Who the study is looking for
- Being over 18 years of age,
- Diagnosis of left hemiparetic stroke,
- Having passed between 6-36 months since the onset of stroke,
- Being in stage 4 or 5 of the hand and stage 4, 5 or 6 of the upper extremity according to Brunnstrom staging,
- Being able to sit on a chair for 30 minutes without support (patients who scored 20 or more points in total from the Trunk Impairment Scale),
- Scoring 24 or more points from the Mini Mental Test
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mustafa KAVAK Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Karabük | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
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