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Effect of Virtual Reality on Cortical Reorganization and Upper Extremity Functional Recovery in Patients With Subacute Stroke

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 9 Apr 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purposes of the study are: 1. To investigate the effect of virtual reality in patients with subacute stage of Stroke on cortical reorganization. 2. To investigate the effect of virtual reality in patients with subacute stage of Stroke on upper extremity functional recovery.

Status (registry)
Not yet recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40 (estimated)
First submitted
31 Dec 2025
Start date
1 May 2026
Primary completion date
30 Nov 2026
Lead sponsor
Cairo University
Diseases
Stroke
NCT number
NCT07520253

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 40
  • From 1 May 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Nov 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

  • • Patients having severe arm or shoulder pain or symptomatic shoulder sublaxation.
    • Contractures or shoulder deformities.
    • Patients who have previous experience in using Wii.
    • Patients with problems that may interfere with using Wii suchas epilepsy, visual impairments, apraxia and/or spatial neglect

Who the study is looking for

  • • Age ranges from 50 to 65 years.
    • Both sexes (male and female).
    • First stroke ever (ischemic or hemorrhagic) within the last three months.
    • Clinical diagnosis of subacute stroke confirmed by neuroimaging (CT / MRI).
    • Hemiparetic shoulder power more than three according to Medical Research Council Scale (MRC) (James, 2007).
    • Patients who are able to manipulate the Wii remote control.
    • Muscle tone grade 1 to 1+ (Mild to Moderate) spasticity for shoulder joint according to Modified Ashworth Scale (Meseguer et al., 2018).
    • Participants are in normal cognitive and psychological status according to Montreal Cognitive Assessment screening (Hawkins et al., 2014).

Age in the registry: 50 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt
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CairoEgyptUnknown status

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