Cortical Activation in Individuals With Finger Amputation During Mirror Versus Imagery Treatment

Hadassah Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Amputees

Treatments: Other: Imagery; Other: Mirror

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02838485

Mirror- HMO-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

Goals : ( a) to examine differences in cortical activity during hand movements with a mirror compared to imagery of the same movements, and (b) to examine correlation between cortical activity during imagery or mirror treatment and the pain and performance measures in finger amputees.

A cross-sectional study of 20 subjects in a Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) preforming mirror therapy hand movement and imagery hand movement. Also, Visual Analogue Scale for pain and the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire and Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test will be used.

Full description

Goals : ( a) to examine differences in cortical activity during hand movements with a mirror compared to imagery of the same movements, and (b) to examine correlation between cortical activity during imagery or mirror treatment and the pain and performance measures in finger amputees.

A cross-sectional one-meeting study of 20 subjects (finger amputees) in a Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) preforming mirror therapy hand movement and imagery hand movement. Also, Visual Analogue Scale for pain and the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire and Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test will be used.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 67 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Following unilateral traumatic finger or fingers amputation (1 to 3 fingers)
• Self-reported limited functionality, sensory disorder or pain

Exclusion criteria

• Are not comparable with MRI restrictions
• Chronic pain disease
• Psychiatric condition

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Amputees

Experimental group

Description:

The subjects will receive both mirror and imagery treatments in a cross-over design.

Treatment:

Other: Imagery

Other: Mirror