The Effect of Mirror Therapy Applied to Stroke Patients on Motor-Sensory Status and Quality of Life

Ataturk University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Rehabilitation; Stroke; Mirror Movement Therapy

Treatments: Behavioral: Conventional rehabilitation will be applied; Behavioral: Mirror therapy will be applied along with conventional rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06963762

ATAÜNİ-SBE-AS-03

Details and patient eligibility

About

Purpose: The research will be conducted to evaluate the effect of Mirror Therapy applied to Stroke Patients on motor-sensory status and quality of life.

Method: The research will be carried out as a randomized controlled experimental study at Bilecik Training and Research Hospital and Bozüyük State Hospital between 01.08.2024-01.05.2025. The population of the research consists of 350 people. Individuals will be distributed to the experimental (30) and control (30) groups by simple randomization method. In collecting research data; The patient introduction form, Brunnstrom Staging and SF-36 Quality of Life Scale will be administered to the patients in both groups by the researcher using face-to-face interview technique (pre-test). Patients in the experimental group will be informed about mirror therapy.

In addition to conventional rehabilitation, patients in the experimental group will receive mirror therapy for 30 minutes, 4 times a week for 4 weeks.

Patients in the control group will only receive conventional rehabilitation for 30 minutes, 4 times a week for 4 weeks. At the end of the 4th week, patients in both groups will be administered Brunnstrom Staging and SF-36 Quality of Life Scale (posttest).

If both groups are discharged before 4 weeks, the planned practices will continue at home.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Being literate,
2. Being over the age of 18,
3. Having sufficient communication skills to answer oral and written questions and follow instructions,
4. Having been diagnosed with a stroke and at least 6 days have passed since it occurred,
5. Not having severe vision problems,
6. Not having a vertigo problem,
7. Not having been diagnosed with epilepsy,
8. Upper extremity Stage 2 and above in Brunnstrom staging
9. Lower extremity Stage 2 and above in Brunnstrom staging

Exclusion criteria

1. Being under 18 years of age
2. Upper extremity Stage 2 and below in Brunnstrom staging
3. In Brunnstrom staging, Lower extremity Stage 2 and below

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

conventional rehabilitation group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Conventional rehabilitation will be applied

group receiving mirror therapy along with conventional rehabilitation

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mirror therapy will be applied along with conventional rehabilitation