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Trial reportJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2022

Feasibility and psychophysical effects of immersive virtual reality-based mirror therapy.

Chris Heinrich, Nadine Morkisch, Tobias Langlotz, Holger Regenbrecht, Christian Dohle

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Trial report in Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Application of immersive virtual reality mirror therapy for upper limb rehabilitation after stroke: a scoping review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Chris HeinrichDepartment of Information Science, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand. chris.heinrich@postgrad.otago.ac.nz.
Nadine MorkischMEDIAN Klinik Berlin-Kladow, Berlin, Germany.
Tobias LanglotzDepartment of Information Science, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Holger RegenbrechtDepartment of Information Science, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Christian DohleMEDIAN Klinik Berlin-Kladow, Berlin, Germany.
University of Otago · NZCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVirtual reality (VR) has been used as a technological medium to deliver mirror therapy interventions with people after stroke in numerous applications with promising results. The recent emergence of affordable, off-the-shelf head-mounted displays (like the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive) has opened the possibility for novel and cost-effective approaches for immersive mirror therapy interventions. We have developed one such system, ART-VR, which allows people after stroke to carry out a clinically-validated mirror therapy protocol in an immersive virtual environment and within a clinical setting.

methodsA case cohort of 11 people with upper limb paresis following first time stroke at an in-patient rehabilitation facility received three interventions over a one week period. Participants carried out the BeST mirror therapy protocol using our immersive VR system as an adjunct therapy to their standard rehabilitation program. Our clinical feasibility study investigated intervention outcomes, virtual reality acceptance and user experience.

resultsThe results show that the combination of an immersive VR system and mirror therapy protocol is feasible for clinical use. 9 out of 11 participants showed some improvement of their affected hand after the intervention. The vast majority of the participants (9/11) reported experiencing some psycho-physical effects, such as tingling or paraesthesia, in the affected limb during the intervention.

conclusionsOur findings show that immersive VR-based mirror therapy is feasible and shows effects comparable to those of conventional mirror therapy. Trial Registration Trial was registered with the ISRCTN Registry (ISRCTN34011164) on December 3, 2021, retrospectively.

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StrokeStroke RehabilitationVirtual RealityVirtual Reality Exposure TherapyFeasibility StudiesHumansMirror Movement TherapyRetrospective StudiesClinical feasibilityMirror therapyStroke rehabilitationUpper limbUser studyVirtual reality

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PMID36207720
PMCPMC9540740
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