NCT06100107

Mirror Therapy in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I

Mirror Visual Feedback as Therapeutic Modality in Unilateral Upper Extremity Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 27 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Motol · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim is to evaluate the efficacy of Mirror Therapy on pain reduction and hand function in subjects with unilateral upper extremity Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I.

Detailed description

Subjects were randomly divided into two groups. Group A carried out a ten-minute Mirror Therapy exercise daily, for a total duration of six weeks. Group B acted as a control group for six weeks followed by six weeks of Mirror Therapy with the same characteristics as Group A. Upper extremity active range of motion, strength, dexterity, limb volume, right-left temperature difference, and health-related quality of life were evaluated before and after each period. Daily records on the visual analogue scale were used for pain evaluation. Effectiveness was calculated using mixed-effects modelling for between-group comparisons and within-group variability and identifying significant predictors.

Conditions

• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Mirror Therapy exercise	Mirror Therapy for the upper limb involves the use of a mirror to create a reflected image of the unaffected arm, making it appear as if both arms are moving symmetrically. During the therapy, the patient places their affected arm behind the mirror and their unaffected arm in front. While focusing on the mirror reflection, the patient performs various movements with the unaffected arm, giving the illusion that the affected arm is moving normally.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-09-09
• Primary completion: 2015-09-30
• Completion: 2016-01-15
• First posted: 2023-10-25
• Last updated: 2023-10-25