Xbox Kinect™ Training for Stroke Rehabilitation

Launched by ANKARA UNIVERSITY · Apr 29, 2016

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ClinConnect Summary

This study was planned as a single-blind, randomized controlled, pilot trial. It was approved by the Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Ethics Committee and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Stroke patients who were hospitalized for inpatient rehabilitation at the Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Cebeci Research and Application Hospital, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic from December 2012 to March 2014, were assessed to determine their eligibility for the study. All patients were diagnosed with stroke by a neurologist according to World Health...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • First-time ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke occurring in the last 9 months
• • Between 18 and 80 years of age
• • Brunnstrom motor recovery stage in the affected upper extremity ≥ 3
• • Ability to understand and follow simple explanations and commands
• • Mini-Mental State Examination score of ≥ 24
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • History of epilepsy or seizure (except childhood febrile seizures)
• • Arthritis or pain restricting the repetitive training of the affected upper extremity
• • Severe aphasia
• • Neglect phenomena
• • Cognitive or psychiatric disorders
• • ≥ Grade 3 spasticity in the affected upper extremity according to Modified Ashworth Scale
• • Medical conditions which may affect physical performance or the physical activity may become unsafe (unstable angina, myocardial infarction within the last 3 months, uncontrolled blood pressure, pulmonary disease, etc.)
• • Participation in another clinical trial