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SynthesisBioMed research international2019

The Effects of Virtual Reality Training on Function in Chronic Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Han Suk Lee, Yoo Junk Park, Sun Wook Park

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
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Synthesis in BioMed research international, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 71 papers, 16 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

NCT04823546 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Comparison of Effects of Activity Base Therapy vs Strength Training on Gait Performance in Chronic Stroke

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2020 to 2020Enrolled16ConditionsStrokeArmsactivity based therapy, Strength Training
NCT07534124 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Non-Immersive Virtual Reality (MindMotion™ GO) Improves Upper Limb Motor Function in Chronic Left MCA Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidad Complutense de MadridRan2022 to 2025Enrolled26ConditionsStroke, Rehabilitation, Upper Limb Paresis, Chronic Stroke PatientArmsNon-Immersive Virtual Reality Rehabilitation, Occupational Therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

71 citing papers in PubMed, 16 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. 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 · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Han Suk LeeDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Eulji University, 553 Sanseongdae Ro, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 13135, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9336-0894
Yoo Junk ParkDepartment of Physical Therapy, Samsung Seoul Hospital, 81 Irwon Ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3122-3173
Sun Wook ParkDepartment of Physical Therapy, Samsung Seoul Hospital, 81 Irwon Ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3995-8905

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to perform a meta-analysis to examine whether virtual reality (VR) training is effective for lower limb function as well as upper limb and overall function in chronic stroke patients.

methodsThree databases, OVID, PubMed, and EMBASE, were used to collect articles. The search terms used were "cerebrovascular accident (CVA)," "stroke", and "virtual reality". Consequently, twenty-one studies were selected in the second screening of meta-analyses. The PEDro scale was used to assess the quality of the selected studies.

resultsThe total effect size for VR rehabilitation programs was 0.440. The effect size for upper limb function was 0.431, for lower limb function it was 0.424, and for overall function it was 0.545. The effects of VR programs on specific outcomes were most effective for improving muscle tension, followed by muscle strength, activities of daily living (ADL), joint range of motion, gait, balance, and kinematics.

conclusionThe VR training was effective in improving the function in chronic stroke patients, corresponding to a moderate effect size. Moreover, VR training showed a similar effect for improving lower limb function as it did for upper limb function.

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Virtual RealityActivities of Daily LivingChronic DiseaseGaitHumansLower ExtremityPostural BalanceRecovery of FunctionStrokeStroke RehabilitationUser-Computer InterfaceVideo Games

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PMID31317037
PMCPMC6604476

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