Mirror Therapy Versus CIMT on Hand Function in Cerebral Palsy

Batterjee Medical College

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mirror Hands; Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Other: Constraint Induced Movement Therapy; Other: Mirror therapy; Other: Physical therapy exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05396053

Mirror Therapy

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim is to investigate the effect of mirror therapy on hand functions in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.

Full description

Hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP) is a form of paralysis that affects motor performance and muscle tone on one side of the body. Spastic hemiplegia CP is the second form of cerebral palsy in premature infants, affecting one side of the body's limbs. Hand and upper limb dysfunction cause problems in half of the children with cerebral palsy. Mirror therapy is a growingly recognized new treatment option for hemiplegic cerebral palsy. While upper extremity involvement in hemiplegic CP and the residual effects are more severe, there is limited evidence of the efficacy of mirror treatment in children with hemiplegic CP

Enrollment: 74 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 9 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Spasticity grade 1 or 1+ based on the modified Ashworth scale
• Able to understand and follow instructions

Exclusion criteria

• Cognitive impairment
• Orthopedic dysfunction
• Impairment in visual acuity
• Children who are unable to pay attention during the treatment period

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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74 participants in 3 patient groups

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

A traditional physical therapy program

Treatment:

Other: Physical therapy exercises

Study 1

Experimental group

Description:

Mirror therapy plus traditional physical therapy program

Treatment:

Other: Mirror therapy

Other: Physical therapy exercises

Study 2

Experimental group

Description:

Constraint-induced movement therapy plus traditional

Treatment:

Other: Physical therapy exercises

Other: Constraint Induced Movement Therapy