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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2020 Feb 13:2020:5480315.
doi: 10.1155/2020/5480315. eCollection 2020.

Effects of Video-Game Based Therapy on Balance, Postural Control, Functionality, and Quality of Life of Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

María José Cano-Mañas  1   2 , Susana Collado-Vázquez  3 , Javier Rodríguez Hernández  2 , Antonio Jesús Muñoz Villena  4 , Roberto Cano-de-la-Cuerda  3
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of Video-Game Based Therapy on Balance, Postural Control, Functionality, and Quality of Life of Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

María José Cano-Mañas et al. J Healthc Eng. .

Abstract

Purpose: To determine the effects of a structured protocol using commercial video games on balance, postural control, functionality, quality of life, and level of motivation in patients with subacute stroke.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted. A control group (n = 25) received eight weeks of conventional rehabilitation consisting of five weekly sessions based on an approach for task-oriented motor training. The experimental group (n = 25) received eight weeks of conventional rehabilitation consisting of five weekly sessions based on an approach for task-oriented motor training. The experimental group (.

Results: In the between-group comparison, statistically significant differences were observed in the Modified Rankin scores (p < 0.01), the Barthel Index (p < 0.01), the Barthel Index (p < 0.01), the Barthel Index (p < 0.01), the Barthel Index (p < 0.01), the Barthel Index (p < 0.01), the Barthel Index (p < 0.01), the Barthel Index (p < 0.01), the Barthel Index (p < 0.01), the Barthel Index (p < 0.01), the Barthel Index (p < 0.01), the Barthel Index (.

Conclusion: A protocol of semi-immersive video-game based therapy, combined with conventional therapy, may be effective for improving balance, functionality, quality of life, and motivation in patients with subacute stroke. This trial is registered with NCT03528395.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Video-game based protocol with Xbox® and Kinect®.
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