Cochrane · systematic review · CD008349
Virtual reality for stroke rehabilitation
Laver, KE, Lange, B, George, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
9
current version
GRADE rated
8
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 11.1%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 7 · 77.8%Moderate 1 · 11.1%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Current version onlyVirtual reality compared to conventional therapy for stroke rehabilitation
Population: people receiving stroke rehabilitation
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Upper limb function Virtual reality vs conventional therapy | no estimate extracted | 22 studies · 1038 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness |
Quality of life Virtual reality vs conventional therapy | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 300 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Gait speed Virtual reality vs conventional therapy | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 139 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness |
ADL outcome Virtual reality vs conventional therapy | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 466 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Virtual reality plus usual care compared with usual care alone
Population: people receiving stroke rehabilitation
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Upper limb function Virtual reality plus usual care vs usual care alone | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 210 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness |
Quality of life ‐ not measured in any of the studies Virtual reality plus usual care vs usual care alone | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Gait speed Virtual reality plus usual care vs usual care alone | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 57 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness |
Global motor function Virtual reality plus usual care vs usual care alone | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 43 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness |
ADL outcome Virtual reality plus usual care vs usual care alone | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 153 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness |
Virtual reality for stroke rehabilitation
Population: patients receiving stroke rehabilitation
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Upper limb function | no estimate extracted | 12 studies · 397 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness |
Quality of life ‐ not measured | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Gait speed | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 58 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness |
ADL outcome | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 253 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Global motor function6 | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 27 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness |