Experience and Feasibility of Methods for Early Sensory Training

Lund University Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Peripheral Nerve Injuries; Nerve Injury

Treatments: Behavioral: sensory relearning

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05611983

Dnr 2021-03519

Details and patient eligibility

About

The good effects of using guided plasticity for a rehabilitative purpose in case of nerve damage have been shown, but a problem that has been presented is that some individuals find it difficult to assimilate these effects due to difficulties in carrying out abstract training or due to a lack of motivation. In early sensory training, the plasticity of the brain is used. Methods for early sensory training that have been described are: 1) mental imagery of touch (mental imagery), 2) observation of touch, 3) mirror training, 4) use of images for visualization of touch. The method needs to be developed and refined to be able to offer individual training plans in order to find a motivating and meaningful form of training.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• >= 50% injury of N. Medianus/ N. Ulnaris or 100% digital nerve injury dig I and/or dig II
• Ålder: ≥ 18 år

Exclusion criteria

• Impaired cognitive ability
• Documented psychiatric diagnosis
• Inability to master the Swedish language

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 4 patient groups

Observation fo touch

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: sensory relearning

Observation of pictures

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: sensory relearning

Imagery of touch

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: sensory relearning

Mirror therapy

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: sensory relearning