Effects of a virtual reality–based mirror therapy program on improving sensorimotor function of hands in chronic stroke patients: A randomized controlled trial

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 Effects of a virtual reality–based mirror therapy program on improving sensorimotor function of hands in chronic stroke patients: A randomized controlled trial

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair (NNR) , Volume 36(6) , Pgs. 335-345.

NARIC Accession Number: J89571.  What's this?
ISSN: 1545-9683.
Author(s): Hsu, Hsiu-Yun; Kuo, Li-Chieh; Lin, Yu-Ching; Su, Fong-Chin; Yang, Tai-Hua; Lin, Che-Wei.
Publication Year: 2022.
Number of Pages: 11.

Abstract: 

Study investigated the differences in the effects of using conventional occupational therapy (COT), mirror therapy (MT), and virtual reality-based MT (VR-MT) training on the sensorimotor function of the upper limb in chronic stroke patients. A total of 54 chronic stroke patients were randomized into a COT, MT, or VR-MT group. In addition to 20-minute sessions of task-specific training, patients received programs of 30 minutes of VR-MT, 30 minutes of MT, and 30 minutes of COT in the VR-MT, MT, and COT groups, respectively, twice a week for 9 weeks. The Fugl-Meyer motor assessment for the upper extremities (FM-UE; primary outcome), Semmes-Weinstein monofilament, motor activity log, modified Ashworth scale, and the Box and Block Test (BBT) were recorded at pre-treatment, post-intervention, and 12-week follow-up. Fifty-two participants completed the study. There was no statistically significant group-by-time interaction effects on the FM-UE score. Meanwhile, there were statistically significant group-by-time interaction effects on the wrist sub-score of the FM-UE and the BBT. The results partially supported the hypothesis that VR-MT has better effects on enhancing the motor function of the affected upper limb in stroke participants.
Descriptor Terms: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, INTERVENTION, LIMBS, MOTOR SKILLS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, OUTCOMES, REHABILITATION SERVICES, STROKE, THERAPEUTIC TRAINING.


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Citation: Hsu, Hsiu-Yun, Kuo, Li-Chieh, Lin, Yu-Ching, Su, Fong-Chin, Yang, Tai-Hua, Lin, Che-Wei. (2022). Effects of a virtual reality–based mirror therapy program on improving sensorimotor function of hands in chronic stroke patients: A randomized controlled trial.  Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair (NNR) , 36(6), Pgs. 335-345. Retrieved 9/27/2022, from REHABDATA database.