Impact of Adapted Mirror Therapy on Individuals With Hemiparesis of the Upper Limb Following a Stroke

Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hemiparesis

Treatments: Behavioral: Modified mirror therapy; Behavioral: routine rehabilitation therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06301659

Jingxiang-Jiu

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients with upper limb hemiplegia after stroke, who were admitted in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, were enrolled. The study lasted 30 days for each participant. The patients enrolled were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group, all under routine rehabilitation therapy. Additionally, the patients in the experimental group were given modified mirror therapy. On day 1 and day 30, patients' Upper Limb function were compared.

Full description

Upper limb hemiparesis is a motor and sensory disorder that occurs after stroke, with an incidence rate of up to 55% to 75%. This was a Randomized controlled trial. Patients with upper limb hemiplegia after stroke, who were admitted in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, were enrolled. The study lasted 30 days for each participant. The patients enrolled were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group, all under routine rehabilitation therapy. Additionally, the patients in the experimental group were given modified mirror therapy. On day 1 and day 30, patients' Upper Limb function were compared.

Enrollment: 116 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 35 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Meeting the diagnostic criteria of stroke.
• The first-onset stroke.
• Presenting with unilateral upper limb dysfunction, within Brunnstrom stage Ⅱ to Ⅳ on the affected side, and Ash-worth score ≤2.
• No obvious cognitive impairment, with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score >21 points.
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score >4 points.
• Stable vital signs, no severe diseases such as cancer, liver or kidney disorders.
• Aged 35-70 years.
• Courses of diseases 2-6 weeks.

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of aphasia, apraxia, or hemispatial neglect.
• Presence of hearing, vision, or comprehension impairments that hinder diagnosis and treatment.
• Complicate with traumas, fractures, or other progressive neuro-muscular system diseases.
• Severe spasticity in the upper limbs.
• Severe bone, joint, or muscle deformities or lesions.
• History of mental illness.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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116 participants in 2 patient groups

modified mirror therapy+routine rehabilitation therapy

Experimental group

Description:

The study lasted 30 days for each participant. The patients enrolled were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group, all under routine rehabilitation therapy. Additionally, the patients in the experimental group were given modified mirror therapy.

Treatment:

Behavioral: routine rehabilitation therapy

Behavioral: Modified mirror therapy

routine rehabilitation therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

The study lasted 30 days for each participant. The patients enrolled were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group, all under routine rehabilitation therapy.

Treatment:

Behavioral: routine rehabilitation therapy