NCT06698380

The Effect of Mirror Therapy on Upper Extremity Motor Function in Stroke Rehabilitation

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Jazan · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study aimed to determine the effect of mirror therapy versus conventional physical therapy treatment in improving upper extremity impairments and motor function among chronic hemiplegic subjects. Research Objectives: 1. To discover the effectiveness of conventional physical therapy treatment on improving upper limb motor function among chronic hemiplegic subjects. 2. To find out the effect of mirror therapy along with conventional physical therapy treatment on improving upper limb motor function among chronic hemiplegic subjects. 3. To find out the effectiveness of mirror therapy combined with conventional physical therapy treatment versus conventional physical therapy treatment alone on improving upper extremity motor function among chronic hemiplegic subjects.

Conditions

• Stroke
• Chronic Stroke Patients
• Hemiplegia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Conventional Physical Therapy	The subjects of the control group received the CPT based on their routine physical therapy neurological evaluation. The CPT was individualized based on the needs of the subjects. It included: normalization of muscle tone, strengthening of weak muscles, lengthening of tight muscles, training for transfers like supine to sit, sit to stand, balance training, and gait training. The upper extremity training for ADLs also were incorporated using mobilization, reaching, grasping and dexterity movements
OTHER	Mirror Therapy	A mirror was positioned in front of the subjects to shield the involved upper extremity, reflecting the image of the uninvolved side. The involved upper extremity was placed in a relaxed posture beside the mirror, mirroring the same posture on the uninvolved side to enhance illusional movements. The MT for the experimental group included reaching, grasping, and dexterity movements of the unaffected upper limb, followed by imitation on the involved side. Subjects performed five activities: finger flexion and extension, finger opposition, counting with fingers, wrist flexion and extension, and forearm supination and pronation. Each activity was done 10 times, with mirror therapy lasting 15 minutes followed by 30 minutes of CPT treatment. Each session lasted 45 minutes, held three times per week over six weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-11-18
• Primary completion: 2025-07-30
• Completion: 2025-07-30
• First posted: 2024-11-21
• Last updated: 2024-11-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Saudi Arabia