Effectiveness of Patient Education on Mirror Therapy to Improve Upper Extremity Function in Acute Stroke Patients
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 36
- 主要终点
- Wolf Motor Function Test
研究概览
简要总结
In Canada, the number of stroke survivors is equivalent to the size of one of the four Atlantic Provinces. The incident rate of stroke has been increasing steadily since 1995. The majority of the stroke survivors lose upper extremity function, resulting in diminished activities of daily living (ADL). Many therapeutic interventions are recommended to improve upper extremity function or ADLs of stroke survivors, however, Mirror Therapy (MT), inexpensive intervention, can be self-administered by stroke survivors with intact cognition. Thus, the research question is whether a self-administered MT technique improves acute stroke patients' upper extremity motor function and recovery?
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- Double (Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Admitted with diagnosis of stroke with onset within two weeks
- •Medically stable
- •Able to follow directions
- •No severe cognitive impairments that could interfere with patient participation
- •Consent to treatment by patient
- •Alpha-Functional Independence Measure (Alpha-FIM) score of > 40
排除标准
- •Medical instability
- •Lack of motivation
- •Recurrent/ chronic stroke
- •Recent upper extremity musculoskeletal injuries with movement restrictions
- •Receptive or global aphasia
- •Unilateral neglect
- •Visual field deficiency.
结局指标
主要结局
Wolf Motor Function Test
时间窗: : Assessment will be completed at 2 points: Pre-test assessment will be done within 48 hours of stroke admission and post-test assessment will be done at 4 weeks
Assess upper extremity function; maximum Score is 75; lower scores are indicative of lower functional levels.
Fugl-Meyer Assessment scale
时间窗: Assessment will be completed at 2 points: Pre-test assessment will be done within 48 hours of stroke admission and post-test assessment will be done at 4 weeks.
Scores of \< 31 corresponded with 'no to poor' upper extremity capacity, 32 to 47 represented 'limited capacity', 48 to 52 represented 'notable capacity' and 53 to 66 represented 'full' upper extremity capacity.
次要结局
- Modified Barthel Index(: Assessment will be completed at 2 points: Pre-test assessment will be done within 48 hours of stroke admission and post-test assessment will be done at 4 weeks)