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Effects of Task-Based Mirror Therapy for Post-stroke Shoulder-Hand Syndrome
Led by Riphah International University · Updated on 2026-02-24
34
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
25 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The study aims to determine the effects of task-based mirror therapy on edema, pain and upper limb motor function with shoulder-hand syndrome in post stroke patients. This randomized clinical trial will take place at Ittefaq Hospital and Trust Lahore and Alara healthcare clinic, Lahore involving 34 participants aged 45-75 years. Using a non-probability convenience sampling method, participants will be randomly assigned by online randomizing tool into two groups: experimental group (17 participants) and control group (17 participants). Both groups will undergo treatment for 30 minutes a day, five days a week, over four weeks. Each task will be performed by repeating each movement 20 times per set for three sets, with a 2-minute break between sets. There will also be 2-minute intervals between each completed task Outcome measures will include pain intensity assessed by the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), edema measured by the figure-of-eight method, and upper limb motor function evaluated using the Functional Independence measure (FIM). Assessments will occur at baseline and post-intervention.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effects of Task-Based Mirror Therapy for Post-stroke Shoulder-Hand Syndrome
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 45 to 75 years
- Both male and female patients are included in the study
- Subacute stroke patients with stroke less than 6 months
- Stable participants with stroke severity score greater than 6 on National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
- Modified Ashworth scale score less than or equal to 2 of the affected upper extremity
- Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score 24 or higher
- Patients who can sit with or without support
- No contractures of the affected shoulder, elbow, wrist, and fingers
- No history of peripheral nerve injury or musculoskeletal disease
You will not qualify if you...
- Participants with medical problems or co-morbidities preventing study participation
- Patients with severe apraxia or somatosensory problems
- Patients with unilateral neglect
- Severe contractures of the affected shoulder, elbow, wrist, and fingers
- Participants with symptoms of global or receptive aphasia
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Alara healthcare clinic
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan
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Ittefaq Hospital and Trust Lahore
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan
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Research Team
M
Maha Sahar, MSPT-NM
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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