NCT06428123

Comparison of Efficacy of Mirror Therapy vs Mental Imagery in Reduction of Phantom Limb Pain in AKAP

Comparison of Efficacy of Mirror Therapy vs Mental Imagery in Reduction of Phantom Limb Pain in Above Knee Amputee Patients: A Comparative Study

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Superior University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Limb amputation results in many types of pain, including localized pain at the stump and projected pain experienced by the patient in the location where the amputated limb used to be, known as phantom limb pain (PLP). The aim of this study is to determine the relative benefits of mirror therapy vs mental imagery in reduction of phantom limb pain. Randomized clinical trial study design will be followed.

Conditions

• Phantom Limb Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mirror Therapy on present Lower Limb	Patients will be seated close to a table on which a mirror will placed vertically. The normal (i.e., no amputated limb) will be placed in front of the mirror and made to perform movements of the different joints while the patient looking into the mirror.
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Mental Imagery on present Lower Limb	Mental imagery technique in which patients will be instructed to concentrate on sensations from each area of the body, including the phantom limb. Patients will be advised to imagine comfortable, thorough movement and sensation in the phantom limb, such that they could "stretch away the pain," and finally to "allow the limb to rest in a comfortable position." The actual therapy of "moving" and "feeling" the limb will lasted for 5 minutes. Patients will be asked to perform 40 minutes of meditation and imagery exercises.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-11-01
• Primary completion: 2024-04-01
• Completion: 2024-10-01
• First posted: 2024-05-24
• Last updated: 2024-05-24

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Pakistan