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SynthesisBioMed research international2015

A Decade of Progress Using Virtual Reality for Poststroke Lower Extremity Rehabilitation: Systematic Review of the Intervention Methods.

Carlos Luque-Moreno, Alejandro Ferragut-Garcías, Cleofás Rodríguez-Blanco, Alberto Marcos Heredia-Rizo, Jesús Oliva-Pascual-Vaca, Pawel Kiper, Ángel Oliva-Pascual-Vaca

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Synthesis in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07582497 (Telerehabilitation in a Virtual Environment for Sensorimotor and Cognitive Recovery in Patients With Post-stroke Sequelae and Parkinson's Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 37 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07582497 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Telerehabilitation in a Virtual Environment for Sensorimotor and Cognitive Recovery in Patients With Post-stroke Sequelae and Parkinson's Disease: a Pilot Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorAzienda Usl di BolognaRan2026 to 2026Enrolled60ConditionsIctus, Stroke, Parkinson DiseaseArmsVR-based Telerehabilitation with Home Kit, Standard Rehabilitation (Conventional Care)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Home-based technologies for stroke rehabilitation: A systematic review.International journal of medical informatics · 2019
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  13. Virtual Reality for Motor and Cognitive Rehabilitation.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Carlos Luque-MorenoDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Seville, C/Avicena s/n, 41009 Seville, Spain ; Motion Analysis Laboratory, "Virgen del Rocio" Hospital, Physiotherapy Area, Avenida Manuel Siurot, 41013 Seville, Spain ; Laboratory of Kinematics and Robotics, IRCCS San Camillo Hospital Foundation, Via Alberoni 70, 30126 Venice, Italy.
Alejandro Ferragut-GarcíasDepartment of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of the Balearic Islands, Carretera de Valldemossa, km 7,5, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Cleofás Rodríguez-BlancoDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Seville, C/Avicena s/n, 41009 Seville, Spain.
Alberto Marcos Heredia-RizoDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Seville, C/Avicena s/n, 41009 Seville, Spain.
Jesús Oliva-Pascual-VacaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Francisco Maldonado University School of Osuna, Camino de los Cipreses 1, Osuna, 41640 Seville, Spain.
Pawel KiperLaboratory of Kinematics and Robotics, IRCCS San Camillo Hospital Foundation, Via Alberoni 70, 30126 Venice, Italy.
Ángel Oliva-Pascual-VacaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Seville, C/Avicena s/n, 41009 Seville, Spain.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo develop a systematic review of the literature, to describe the different virtual reality (VR) interventions and interactive videogames applied to the lower extremity (LE) of stroke patients, and to analyse the results according to the most frequently used outcome measures. MATERIAL AND

methodsAn electronic search of randomized trials between January 2004 and January 2014 in different databases (Medline, Cinahl, Web of Science, PEDro, and Cochrane) was carried out. Several terms (virtual reality, feedback, stroke, hemiplegia, brain injury, cerebrovascular accident, lower limb, leg, and gait) were combined, and finally 11 articles were included according to the established inclusion and exclusion criteria.

resultsThe reviewed trials showed a high heterogeneity in terms of study design and assessment tools, which makes it difficult to compare and analyze the different types of interventions. However, most of them found a significant improvement on gait speed, balance and motor function, due to VR intervention.

conclusionsAlthough evidence is limited, it suggests that VR intervention (more than 10 sessions) in stroke patients may have a positive impact on balance, and gait recovery. Better results were obtained when a multimodal approach, combining VR and conventional physiotherapy, was used. Flexible software seems to adapt better to patients' requirements, allowing more specific and individual treatments.

Indexed as

Stroke RehabilitationUser-Computer InterfaceVideo GamesHemiplegiaHumansLower ExtremityPhysical Therapy ModalitiesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRecovery of Function

Identifiers

PMID26539480
PMCPMC4619784

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