Mirror Therapy and Augmented Reality in Stroke Rehabilitation

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Stroke Rehabilitation

In brief

This research is in line with the National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) Innovative Research Grant priority to address innovative treatment strategies for neurological disorders that are in desperate need of scientific scrutiny. Stroke is one of the major medical conditions that leads to long-term disability and causes a heavy health care and financial burden. To meet multidimensional needs of patients with stroke, hybrid interventions that combine different approaches are needed due to the complexity of stroke. Our previous research funded by the NHRI has been published and translated to stroke rehabilitation, particularly in the priming and synergic effects of robotic-assisted training and/or mirror therapy (MT). To extend from our previous research, the investigators will combine MT with augmented reality (AR), an emerging adjunct therapy in stroke rehabilitation. An AR-based intervention provides an intensive, repetitive, and context-rich training program, leading to an interesting environment with real-time feedback to increase motivation and participation.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT05993091
Run by: National Taiwan University Hospital
People needed: 75
Starts: 2023-05-05
Expected to finish: 2026-12-31
Last updated by the study team: 2026-02-05

Who can join

Age: 30 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

a first-ever unilateral stroke ≥3 months and ≤3 years
age between 30 and 80 years (Kwakkel et al., 1999)
baseline Fugl-Meyer Assessment Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) score >10 (Fugl-Meyer et al., 1975)
no severe spasticity in any joints of the affected arm (modified Ashworth scale <3) (Charalambous, 2014)
ability to follow the instructions of the evaluator and therapists
the ability to maintain a step-standing position for at least 30 seconds (Lloréns et al., 2015)
ability to walk a minimum of 10 meters, with or without a device (Park et al., 2017)
no severe vision impairments or other major neurologic diseases
no participation in other studies during the study period
willingness to provide informed written consent.

You may not qualify if…

acute inflammation
serious medical problems or poor physical conditions that might be detrimental to study participation.

Where it is running

Taipei Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare — New Taipei City, Taiwan (enrolling)
Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation — New Taipei City, Taiwan (enrolling)
Fongyuan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare — Taichung, Taiwan (enrolling)
National Taiwan University Hospital — Taipei, Taiwan (enrolling)
Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University — Taipei, Taiwan (enrolling)

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.