Investigating the Efficacy of Combining Virtual Reality-Based Mirror Therapy (VRMT) and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to Improve Upper Limb Recovery in Patients with Stroke

PHASE3RecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

300

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 19, 2023

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2025

Study Completion Date

July 21, 2025

Conditions
Stroke RehabilitaionStroke
Interventions
DEVICE

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

tDCS will be used during the sessions. The anodal tDCS (2 mA) will be applied for 20 minutes. Continuous, direct currents. The anodal electrode will be positioned over the ipsilesional primary motor cortex (M1) (C3 or C4, international 10-20 system) of the affected hemisphere and the cathodal electrode over the contralateral orbit.

DEVICE

Virtual reality

The VRMT group will receive VRMT game-based training using their non-affected upper limb. using a semi-immersive motion-tracking device.

DEVICE

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation compined with virtual reality based mirror therapy

20 minutes of tDCS during 45 minutes of VRMT games.

OTHER

Conventional physical therapy

45 minutes of conventional physical therapy with sham tDCS

Trial Locations (2)

11461

RECRUITING

King fahad medical city, Riyadh

RECRUITING

King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

King Fahad Medical City

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

King Saud Medical City

OTHER_GOV

lead

King Saud University

OTHER