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Effects of Intensive Virtual Reality-Based Balance and Gait Training on Activity Performance and Quality of Life in Subacute Stroke Patients

The Effects of Intensive Virtual Reality-Based Balance and Gait Training on Activity Performance and Quality of Life in Individuals With Subacute Stroke

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 27 Mar 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability worldwide, and balance and gait impairments are common in the subacute phase, limiting activity performance and quality of life. Early and intensive rehabilitation during the first six months after stroke is considered critical for optimizing functional recovery. Virtual reality-based rehabilitation has emerged as a promising approach to enhance motor learning through task-specific, repetitive, and feedback-driven training. This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of intensive virtual reality-based balance and gait training on activity performance, balance confidence, and quality of life in individuals with subacute stroke. Participants will be randomly allocated to either an intervention group receiving conventional physiotherapy combined with additional virtual reality-based balance and gait training, or a control group receiving conventional physiotherapy alone during the study period. Outcome measures will include functional mobility, balance confidence, cognitive status, and stroke-specific quality of life. The findings of this study may contribute to optimizing rehabilitation intensity and timing strategies in subacute stroke rehabilitation

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
48 (estimated)
First submitted
19 Feb 2026
Start date
1 Feb 2026
Primary completion date
31 Dec 2026
Lead sponsor
Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Diseases
Stroke
NCT number
NCT07431151

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 48
  • From 1 Feb 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2026
  • 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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Prior treatment

  • Receiving additional balance- or gait-specific rehabilitation interventions (e.g., robot-assisted gait training) during the study period

Other illness

  • Failure to attend three consecutive treatment sessions during the study period

Who the study is looking for

  • Diagnosis of hemiplegia (ICD-10 code G81)
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score \> 10

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Ankara Bilkent City Hospital
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AnkaraTurkey (Türkiye)Recruiting

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