Combining Cross-Education and Mirror Therapy for Upper Limb Rehabilitation in Post-Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Sponsor
- Ahram Canadian University
- Enrollment
- 100
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Changes in Upper limb strength
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Mohamed Magdy ElMeligie
Lecturer of Physical Therapy and Director of Electromyography Lab
Ahram Canadian University
Eligibility Criteria
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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Changes in Upper limb strength
Time Frame: Changes in Upper limb strength at baseline, 8 weeks, 16 weeks
Upper limb strength (measured by hand-held dynamometry)
Changes in motor function
Time Frame: Changes in motor function at baseline, 8 weeks, 16 weeks
motor function (measured by Fugl-Meyer Assessment)
Secondary Outcomes
- Changes in Quality of life(Changes in Quality of life at baseline, 8 weeks, 16 weeks)