Development and Validation of a Novel Virtual Reality Software for Improving Disability and Quality of Life in Patients With Stroke
The goal os this clinical trial is to develop and validate a gamified, fully immersive, and stroke-specific virtual reality software to improve physical disability and quality of life in patients with stroke. The main questions it aims to answer are: * To assess the effects of a gamified, fully immersive and stroke-specific virtual reality 10-week intervention combined with usual care rehabilitation, compared to usual care rehabilitation alone and in combination with a commercially available VR system, on disability in patients with stroke. * To assess the effects of a gamified, fully immersive and stroke-specific virtual reality intervention combined with usual care rehabilitation, compared to usual care rehabilitation alone and in combination with a commercially available virtual reality system, on quality of life, upper-body motor function, gross manual dexterity, handgrip strength, static and dynamic balance, and cognitive function in patients with stroke
• Women and men with either an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke
• Stroke between the last 7 to 14 days
• Functional independence before stroke (modified Rankin scale \<3)
• Paresis of the lower extremity, upper extremity, or both, with a score ≤3 on the motor arm item of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scale
• Trunk control in seated and standing position
• Ability to understand basic instructions and to decide whether to sign informed consent