Trial reportClinical rehabilitation2018
The efficacy of interactive, motion capture-based rehabilitation on functional outcomes in an inpatient stroke population: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Clinical rehabilitation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Virtual reality for stroke rehabilitation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Virtual Reality Therapy for Upper Limb Motor Impairments in Patients With Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2025Pooled it
- The efficacy of virtual reality for upper limb rehabilitation in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2024Pooled it
- eHealth in Geriatric Rehabilitation: Systematic Review of Effectiveness, Feasibility, and Usability.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Systematic review of novel technology-based interventions for ischemic stroke.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in the Rehabilitation of Motor Function of Patients With Subacute Stroke: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Pooled it
- The effect of delegation of therapy to allied health assistants on patient and organisational outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC health services research · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Upper Limb Wearable Technology for Improving Activity and Participation in Adult Stroke Survivors: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- VRrec: A zero-coding open-source VR body-motion capture tool for behavioral research.Behavior research methods · 2026Article
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- UCOPhyRehab++: A multi-modal and multi-view dataset for human rehabilitation analysis.Scientific data · 2026Article
- Feasibility and User Experience of Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Rehabilitation in Patients With Stroke: Single-Arm Pretest-Posttest Pilot Study.JMIR serious games · 2026Article
- The Effects of Virtual Reality Training on Post-Stroke Upper and Lower Limb Function: A Meta-Analysis.Brain & NeuroRehabilitation · 2025Article
- The "FitBrain" program: implementing exergaming & dual-task exercise programs in outpatient clinical settings.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Wearable Loop Sensors for Knee Flexion Monitoring: Dynamic Measurements on Human Subjects.IEEE open journal of engineering in medicine and biology · 2024Article
- Machine Learning in Clinical Trials: A Primer with Applications to Neurology.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2023Review
- Comparative efficacy of gait training for balance outcomes in patients with stroke: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Digital therapeutics in neurology.Journal of neurology · 2022Review
- Modern Rehabilitation Technologies of Patients with Motor Disorders at an Early Rehabilitation of Stroke (Review).Sovremennye tekhnologii v meditsine · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare the efficacy of novel interactive, motion capture-rehabilitation software to usual care stroke rehabilitation on physical function.
designRandomized controlled clinical trial.
settingTwo subacute hospital rehabilitation units in Australia.
participantsIn all, 73 people less than six months after stroke with reduced mobility and clinician determined capacity to improve.
interventionsBoth groups received functional retraining and individualized programs for up to an hour, on weekdays for 8-40 sessions (dose matched). For the intervention group, this individualized program used motivating virtual reality rehabilitation and novel gesture controlled interactive motion capture software. For usual care, the individualized program was delivered in a group class on one unit and by rehabilitation assistant 1:1 on the other. MAIN MEASURES: Primary outcome was standing balance (functional reach). Secondary outcomes were lateral reach, step test, sitting balance, arm function, and walking.
resultsParticipants (mean 22 days post-stroke) attended mean 14 sessions. Both groups improved (mean (95% confidence interval)) on primary outcome functional reach (usual care 3.3 (0.6 to 5.9), intervention 4.1 (-3.0 to 5.0) cm) with no difference between groups ( P = 0.69) on this or any secondary measures. No differences between the rehabilitation units were seen except in lateral reach (less affected side) ( P = 0.04). No adverse events were recorded during therapy.
conclusionInteractive, motion capture rehabilitation for inpatients post stroke produced functional improvements that were similar to those achieved by usual care stroke rehabilitation, safely delivered by either a physical therapist or a rehabilitation assistant.
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