Effect of mirror therapy in cerebral palsy

Not Applicable

Conditions: Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy.
Spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Registration Number: IRCT20180627040262N1

Lead Sponsor: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy by pediatric neurologist
Children aged 9 to 14 years old
Lack of cognitive impairment and half-body forgetfulness and lack of orthopedic defects based on expert examination and diagnosis
Non-verbal and visual impairment based on a doctor's examination
no surgical procedures including tendon transfer
Having attention and concentration to the mirror and the ability to perform the relevant exercises within a specified time (at least 10 minutes) based on the interventionist view
Acquire level1 - 3 of the Manual Ability classification System (MACS)
Tone of the affected upper limb less than or equal to 2, was corrected based on the modified Ashworth scale.
Not having Botox injections over the last 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who for any reason have more than four alternate sessions or two consecutive sessions unable to participate in the program are excluded
If the child or his family are reluctant to continue treatment at each stage of the treatment
If the child fails to focus on the duration of the treatment
If he or she participates in another program at the same time

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dexterity. Timepoint: Measurement of dexterity before intervention and after intervention. Method of measurement: Dexterity is measured using box and block.;Active ROM of wrist extention and Supination. Timepoint: Measurement of ROM before intervention and after intervention. Method of measurement: ROM is measured using Guniameter.;Grasp. Timepoint: Measurement of Grasp before intervention and after intervention. Method of measurement: Grasp is measured using Dynamometer.;Upper limb function. Timepoint: Measurement of Upper limb function before intervention and after intervention. Method of measurement: Upper limb function is measured using Fugle meyer test.

Secondary Outcome Measures