EFFICACY OF MIRROR THERAPY IN IMPROVING HAND FUNCTION POST FLEXOR TENDON REPAIR
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- pain assessment
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This current study will be designed to prove the therapeutic effect of mirror therapy on physical function of the hand after flexor tendon repair
Detailed Description
Purpose of the study are to clarify the effectiveness of mirror therapy (MT) on pain, range of motion and hand function in post tendons repair patients. 30 adult of both sexes will participate in this study and selected from outpatient clinic of faculty of physical therapy Cairo university. Their ages range from 20 to 45 years.
Informed consent will be taken from all patients. All the adult were divided into two groups of equal number (15) Study group (A): received traditional physical therapy program in addition to motor imagery in form of mirror therapy.
Study group (B): received traditional physical therapy program only.
Procedures of the study:
- A verbal explanation about the importance of this study procedures, main aims and conceptual approach were explained to every patient.
- The procedures of this study will be divided into two main categories:
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 20 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age 20-45 Males and females Flexor tendons repair All patients enrolled to the study will have their informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Open fractures Associated vascular injury Cruch injuries Cognitive disorders
Arms & Interventions
Study group (A)
Study group (A):15 patient received traditional physical therapy program in addition to motor imagery in form of mirror therapy.
Intervention: mirror therapy (Other)
Study group (B)
Study group (B):15 patient received traditional physical therapy program only.
Intervention: traditional physiotherapy protocol for flexor tendon repair (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
pain assessment
Time Frame: 8 weeks
pain assessment using Visual analog scale
Active ROM
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Active ROM of the finger with repaired tendon using Standard geniometer
Hand function
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Hand function using Michigan Hand Questionnaire
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
ahmed mohamed nagy
lecturer of physical therapy for surgery- cairo university
Cairo University