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

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

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.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 45
Maximum Age: 65
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Duration of stroke more than six months

• Subjects of chronic stroke with left or right hemiplegia.

• Genders of male and female with age ranging between forty-five to sixty-five years.

• MMSE scores greater than 23 out of 30.

• Scored one or one plus on MAS on all muscles of the affected upper limb.

• Have normal visual perception.

• Able to follow oral commands.

Locations
Other Locations
Saudi Arabia
King Saud Medical City
RECRUITING
Riyadh
Contact Information
Primary
Mohammed Mansour Al Shehri, PhD
moalshehri@jazanu.edu.sa
0503946253
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-11-18
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-07-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 38
Treatments
Active_comparator: Control
The participants of control participants received conventional Physical Therapy (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
Experimental: Experimental
The experimental group received combination therapy that is MT combined with CPT treatment. The subjects were asked to be seated on a comfortable chair with feet and back supported and the upper extremity was on a tabletop surface of two-by-two- meter size.~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 and 30 minutes / 6 weeks.
Sponsors
Leads: University of Jazan
Collaborators: King Saud Medical City

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