The effectiveness of virtual reality therapy in relieving upper limb hemiparesis after stroke:A meta-analysis of randomized and controlled trials

VernacularTitle:虚拟现实技术对脑卒中偏瘫患者上肢运动功能恢复的影响的Meta分析
Author: Can ZHONG ¹ ; Hongchen HE ; Shuangshuang HUANG ; Rui MA ; Jingjing WANG ; Chengqi HE
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1. 四川大学华西医院康复医学中心
Keywords: Stroke; Hemiplegia; Virtual reality; Upper extremities; Meta-analyses
From: Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2019;41(6):463-468
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To analyze the clinical efficacy of using virtual reality ( VR) to improve the upper limb function of hemiplegic persons. Methods A search was conducted in the PubMed, Cochrane Library, EM-BASE, CNKI and Wanfang Data as well as VIP for reports of randomized and controlled studies of using VR in train-ing upper limb function after stroke. A meta-analysis was then performed using version 5. 3 of the Review Manager software. Results Ninety studies involving 879 patients were found and analyzed. The data showed that VR was sig-nificantly more effective than conventional training in improving Fugl-Meyer assessment scores. It was not superior, however, in improving average Functional Independence Measure scores or performance in the box and blocks test. Conclusion VR is superior to conventional training in promoting the recovery of upper limb function after a stroke.