NCT06103045

The Effects of Unilateral and Bilateral Mirror Therapy on Upper Extremity Function of Stroke at Acute Stage.

The Effects of Unilateral and Bilateral Mirror Therapy on Upper Extremity Function of Stroke at Acute Stage: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 49 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Objective: To comparing the effects of unilateral and bilateral mirror therapy on upper extremity function of stroke at acute stage. We hypothesize there are different effects between unilateral and bilateral mirror therapy on stroke patients at acute stage. Method: Patients with unilateral stroke and the onset within one month will be recruited and then randomly allocated to one of the three groups (including unilateral mirror therapy, bilateral mirror therapy, and conventional occupational therapy). Patient will receive 20 consecutive sessions of intervention (5 time per week, totally 4 weeks) and assessments before and after the intervention within one week. In each intervention session, patients will receive 30 minutes unilateral or bilateral mirror therapy depending on their allocated groups and then 30 conventional occupational therapy. The patients recruited in the conventional occupational therapy group will receive 60 minute conventional therapy. The outcome measures at pre- and post-treatment will including the Fugl-Meyer Assessment for upper extremity (FMA-UE), the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), the Jamar Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer, the Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory (CAHAI), the Revised Nottingham Sensory Assessment (rNSA), and Functional Independence Measurement (FIM).

Conditions

• Stroke, Acute

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	unilateral and bilateral mirror therapy	The mirror box is placed on a table in the sagittal plane of the participant. The affected upper extremity of the participant is hidden in the morror box and the unaffected upper extremity is placed symmetrically. During the unilateral or bilateral mirror therapy, the participant is requested to execute a serial of movements and tasks and pay attention on observing the reflection of the unaffected side in the mirror simultaneously. In the bilateral mirror therapy, the participant also has to move the affected upper extremity simultaneously; while in the unilateral mirror therapy, the participant only keeps the affected side relaxed.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-02-07
• Primary completion: 2025-07-04
• Completion: 2025-07-04
• First posted: 2023-10-26
• Last updated: 2025-07-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan