Effects of Mirror Therapy on Pain and Function on Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrom (MTSTC)

Olga Del Pozo Blanco

Status: Completed

Conditions: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Placebo group; Other: Mirror therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03169218

HManises

2015/0277

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to evaluate pain and function after mirror therapy as well as level of catastrophism in bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome patients

Full description

The sample calculation was performed based on the previous pilot study, in which 10 subjects were included. Through this study, a statistically significant effect on the variables analyzed was demonstrated. Therefore, it was determined to duplicate the initial sample to confirm the effect previously studied, assuming losses of 20%. Thus, the value of n for the clinical trial is 20 subjects.

Enrollment: 18 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Must be signed the informed consent.
• Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome: clinic and electromiography positive.
• Aged between 18 and 65 years

Exclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing surgical intervention of carpal tunnel syndrome in one of two hands
• Unilateral carpal tunnel syndrome
• Patients with chronic pain and / or previous injury (wrist tumor, lymphedema ...) in either hand
• Patients with systemic diseases (diabetes, thyroid ...)
• Patients with pharmacological treatment to take analgesia for any other chronic pathologies
• Subjects who have suffered from a neurological disease that affects the musculoskeletal system
• Mental illness that prevents the compression and / or realization of the study
• Patients with tattoos, scars and / or marks on any of the hands or distal forearm area
• Pregnant women and minors

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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18 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Mirror therapy group

Experimental group

Description:

Mirror therapy group: exercises looking at the reflection in the mirror of the hand moving

Treatment:

Other: Mirror therapy

Placebo group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Placebo group: exercises performed with the mirror turned to avoid the reflection of the hand and looking at the hand that did not remain hidden.

Treatment:

Other: Placebo group