Mirror Therapy Combined With Task- vs. Impairment-oriented Rehabilitation Program

I-Shou University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Stroke; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cerebrovascular Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: Impairment-oriented approach; Behavioral: Task-oriented approach; Behavioral: Mirror therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06489938

ISU-OT-Li-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effects of mirror therapy combined with task- vs. Impairment-oriented rehabilitation programs as novel hybrid approaches in individuals with stroke. Participants will receive mirror therapy combined with the task-oriented rehabilitation program (MTT), mirror therapy combined with the impairment-oriented rehabilitation program (MTI), or task-oriented rehabilitation program combined with the impairment-oriented rehabilitation program (TI) 90 minutes per day, three days per week, for six weeks.

Enrollment: 123 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. A first-ever unilateral stroke ≥3 months
2. Age between 20 and 80 years
3. Baseline Fugl-Meyer Assessment Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) score >10
4. No severe spasticity in any joints of the affected arm
5. Ability to follow the instructions
6. No participation in other studies during the study period
7. Willingness to provide informed written consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. Serious medical problems or poor physical conditions that might be detrimental to study participation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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123 participants in 3 patient groups

Mirror therapy combined with the task-oriented approach (MTT)

Experimental group

Description:

Each participant will receive the mirror therapy combined with the task-oriented approach 90 minutes daily, three days per week for six weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mirror therapy

Behavioral: Task-oriented approach

Mirror therapy combined with the impairment-oriented approach (MTI)

Experimental group

Description:

Each participant will receive the mirror therapy combined with the impairment-oriented approach 90 minutes daily, three days per week for six weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mirror therapy

Behavioral: Impairment-oriented approach

Task-oriented rehabilitation program combined with impairment-oriented rehabilitation program (TI)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Each participant will receive the task-oriented rehabilitation program combined with the impairment-oriented rehabilitation program 90 minutes daily, three days per week for six weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Task-oriented approach

Behavioral: Impairment-oriented approach