Cross-Education and Mirror Therapy for Upper Limb in Post-Stroke Patients

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Stroke
• Interventions: Other: Cross-education; Other: Conventional Physical Therapy; Other: Mirror therapy

• Registration Number: NCT05920031
• Lead Sponsor: Ahram Canadian University

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled trial will investigate the potential synergistic effects of combining cross-education training with mirror therapy on strength and motor function in the more affected upper limb of post-stroke patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2023-06
• Study First Submitted: 2023-06-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-06-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-06-16
• Study First Posted: 2023-06-27
• Last Update Posted: 2023-06-27
• Study Start: 2023-06-28
• Primary Completion: 2024-10-20
• Study Completion: 2024-10-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Post-stroke patients with upper limb motor impairments
• Aged 30 years to 60 years old
• At least 3 months post-stroke
• Able to participate in the intervention

Exclusion Criteria

• Severe cognitive impairments
• Visual impairments
• Any contraindications to the intervention

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cross-education training only	Cross-education	Participants will perform resistance exercises at 60% of their 1 repetition maximum (1RM) with the less affected limb.
Combined cross-education and mirror therapy	Mirror therapy	Participants will perform resistance exercises with the less affected limb while observing its reflection in a mirror.
Mirror therapy only	Mirror therapy	Participants will perform bilateral upper limb movements while observing the reflection of the less affected limb in a mirror.
Conventional rehabilitation	Conventional Physical Therapy	Participants will receive conventional rehabilitation for post-stroke upper limb motor impairments.
Combined cross-education and mirror therapy	Cross-education	Participants will perform resistance exercises with the less affected limb while observing its reflection in a mirror.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in Upper limb strength	Changes in Upper limb strength at baseline, 8 weeks, 16 weeks	Upper limb strength (measured by hand-held dynamometry)
Changes in motor function	Changes in motor function at baseline, 8 weeks, 16 weeks	motor function (measured by Fugl-Meyer Assessment)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in Quality of life	Changes in Quality of life at baseline, 8 weeks, 16 weeks	Quality of life (measured by Stroke Impact Scale)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Outpatient clinic of faculty of physical therapy, Ahram Canadian University; 🇪🇬 Al Ḩayy Ath Thāmin, Giza, Egypt