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NCT07010536Completed

Effect of Virtual Reality-Based Music Therapy on Cognitive and Motor Skills in Subacute Stroke Patients

Effect of Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Music Therapy on Cognitive and Motor Skills in Subacute Stroke Patients

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 8 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This clinical trial aims to investigate the effects of immersive virtual reality-based music therapy on cognitive and motor functions in individuals aged 50 to 75 years with subacute stroke (between 2 weeks and 6 months post-stroke). Participants will be randomly assigned to either a control group receiving conventional physiotherapy or an experimental group receiving conventional physiotherapy plus virtual reality-based music therapy. The study will assess cognitive performance, upper extremity motor skills, stroke impact, balance, and spatial neglect before and after a 6-week intervention. All participants will be treated at Istanbul Aydın University VM Medical Park Hospital. The study has been approved by the ethics committee, and written informed consent will be obtained from all participants.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30 (actual)
First submitted
21 May 2025
Start date
1 May 2025
Primary completion date
20 Jul 2025
Lead sponsor
Suzan Aydın
Diseases
Stroke
NCT number
NCT07010536

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 30
  • From 1 May 2025 to the primary completion date, 20 Jul 2025
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • Medically unstable condition
  • Cognitive impairment preventing comprehension of study procedures
  • Severe visual impairment
  • Epilepsy
  • History of motion sickness

Other

  • Wheelchair use or inability to sit in a chair
  • Hearing loss
  • Refusal to participate in the study
  • Migraine with aura

Who the study is looking for

  • Voluntary participation
  • Age between 50 and 75 years
  • Stroke onset more than 2 weeks and less than 6 months prior
  • Diagnosis of unilateral hemiplegic stroke
  • Preserved understanding, hearing, and speech abilities sufficient to engage with virtual reality games

Age in the registry: 50 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Istanbul Aydin University VM Medical Park Hospital
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IstanbulTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status

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