Status:

RECRUITING

Mirror Therapy Integrated with Electrical Stimulation for Cortical Modulations

Lead Sponsor:

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Taiwan University

Conditions:

Peripheral Nerve Injuries

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Peripheral nerve injury is common and can result in loss of sensation and motor function, reduced quality of life, and prolonged time to return to work. Maladaptive cortical reorganization occurs afte...

Detailed Description

Two groups of subjects (a group of peripheral nerve injury group and a group of healthy adults) will perform hand exercises in three randomized conditions: (1) mirror therapy with electrical stimulati...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • newly diagnosed median or ulnar nerve transection injury of the forearm in the past 6 months
  • sufficient communication in the Chinese language
  • being able to follow instructions
  • muscle atrophy or lack of voluntary contraction over the injured hand, with maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) recorded with surface electromyography (EMG) less than 10% compared to the non-affected hand
  • achieve an average score of 2 or above in the Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire-10 (KVIQ-10) for kinesthetic imagery

Exclusion

  • had central nervous disease
  • had a recent (1 year) history of nerve entrapment syndrome
  • had a history of latent neuropathy, such as diabetes or dialysis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

42 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06209801

Start Date

March 1 2024

End Date

December 31 2027

Last Update

February 7 2025

Active Locations (2)

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National Taiwain Univeristy, Colledge of Medicine, School and Graduate Institude of Physicl Therapy

Taipei, Taiwan, 100

2

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Taoyuan District, Taiwan