Investigating the Efficacy of Combining Virtual Reality-Based Mirror Therapy (VRMT) and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to Improve Upper Limb Recovery in Patients with Stroke

Recruiting now · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Stroke Rehabilitaion, Stroke

In brief

This study will investigate whether combining virtual reality-based mirror therapy (VRMT) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) alongside conventional physical therapy (CPT) will significantly improve hand function for patients with stroke compared to using VRMT or tDCS alone.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06764797

Run by

King Saud University

People needed

300

Starts

2023-09-19

Expected to finish

2025-07-21

Last updated by the study team

2025-01-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• At least 18 years old.
• Stroke patients with unilateral cerebral infarction or hemorrhage, more than three months following the stroke.
• Adequate cognitive ability to follow instructions (The Arabic version of the Mini-Mental State Examination scores > 24).
• Modified Ashworth scale score < 3.
• Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) score of 10-58 indicating moderate-to-severe arm impairment.

You may not qualify if…

• visual impairment and field defect or hemi-sensory inattention and unilateral neglect.
• Wernicke's aphasia, or global aphasia, leads to difficulty following instructions.
• Any contraindication to NIBS.
• Other neurological conditions or participation in another study.

Where it is running

• King fahad medical city — Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia (enrolling)
• King Khalid University Hospital — Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia (enrolling)

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