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Brunnstrom Movement Therapy Versus Mirror Therapy on Hand Function in Stroke

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Riphah International University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Stroke

Treatments

Other: Brunnstrom movement therapy.
Other: Mirror Therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05392543
REC/RCR &AHS/22/0205

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be randomized clinical trial. Non Probability consecutive sampling technique will be used. Data will be collected from patients having stroke by using tools i.e Fugl-Meyer assessment: wrist and hand (FMA- WH) and Brunnstrom Hand Manipulation (BRS-H). Those who will meet inclusion criteria will be recruited. An informed consent will be taken from all patients. The recruited subjects will be assessed according to outcome measures. Patients will be divided into 2 groups. Group A will be treated with Brunnstrom Movement Therapy plus Conventional therapy for 1 hour, 3 sessions per week (4 weeks) and Group B will be treated with Mirror Therapy plus Conventional therapy for 45 min, 3 sessions per week ( 4 weeks) 5 movements, 10 repetitions. Outcome measures will be measured at baseline, 2 weeks and after 4 weeks. Data analysis will be done by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 25.

Full description

Stroke commonly known as Cerebro-Vascular Accident (CVA), is stated as a sudden commencement of neurological discrepancy which is attributable to a pivotal vascular basis. In modest words, it is a "brain attack", which occurs when the brain fails to get adequate blood circulation, as a result, brain cells do not get a sufficient amount of oxygen, and cells start dying ultimately. Brunnstrom movement therapy uses reflexes to develop movement behavior through sensory stimulation, in order to inhibit spasticity and movement retraining to enhance recovery. Mirror therapy (MT) in stroke patients involves performing unimpaired limb movements while observing there reflection of the mirror overlapping the impaired limb, creating a visual illusion of increased movement capacity in the impaired limb.

In previous researches, various conventional and contemporary approaches such as Brunnstrom, and Mirror therapy have been used to rehabilitate the hand after stroke in clinical settings. Previous literature was focus on digital and other conventional methods. However, despite a revolution in the number of therapeutic protocols, evidence of efficacy remains limited. Both BHM and MT have been studied separately to evaluate their respective effectiveness. However, no study has been found comparing the two protocols exclusively for hand motor recovery.

Enrollment

26 patients

Sex

All

Ages

40 to 60 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Both genders
  • Patient population of adults 40-70 years old
  • Any type of stroke (ischemic or hemorrhage)
  • upper extremity, hand impairment
  • (include stage here) on brunnstorm scale

Exclusion criteria

  • inability to follow commands

    • inability to sit more than 2 h (self-report)
    • Botox injection/chemo-denervation within the last 6 months
    • presence of cardiac pacemaker
    • current participation in other interventions/studies

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

26 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A
Experimental group
Description:
Brunnstrom movement therapy
Treatment:
Other: Brunnstrom movement therapy.
Group B
Experimental group
Description:
Mirror therapy
Treatment:
Other: Mirror Therapy

Trial contacts and locations

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