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ReviewJournal of physical therapy science2016

Systematic review of the effects of mirror therapy in children with cerebral palsy.

Eom-Ji Park, Soon-Hyung Baek, Soohee Park

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Review in Journal of physical therapy science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07763691 (Effects of Robot-Assisted Mirror Therapy on Upper Extremity Function in the Rehabilitation of Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07763691 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Robot-Assisted Mirror Therapy on Upper Extremity Function in the Rehabilitation of Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy

TypeinterventionalSponsorMedipol UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled20ConditionsCerebral Palsy (CP), Hemiparetic Cerebral PalsyArmsRobot-Assisted Mirror Therapy, Mirror Therapy, Neurodevelopmental Treatment
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eom-Ji ParkMajor of Occupational Therapy, Department of Rehabilitaion Science, Honam University, Republic of Korea.
Soon-Hyung BaekMajor of Occupational Therapy, Department of Rehabilitaion Science, Honam University, Republic of Korea.
Soohee ParkDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Health Science College, Honam University, Republic of Korea.
Honam University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

[Purpose] To provide data for systematic intervention plans in occupational therapy practice by objectivity showing the value of mirror therapy interventions in children with cerebral palsy. [Subjects and Methods] Medline and EMBASE databases were searched for the key words "cerebral palsy," "mirror movement," "mirror therapy," and "mirror visual feedback." Nine studies that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were identified. The qualitatively determined level of evidence, period of research, comparisons and interventions, tools used to measure the intervention, and the effects were analyzed. [Results] According to the results analyzed, one (1/9, 11.1%) study showed the same result as the control group, one (1/9, 11.1%) showed a negative effect, and seven (7/9, 77.8%) showed positive effects of mirror-mediated therapy, with meaningful improvement in function, such as hand strength, movement speed, muscle activity, and accuracy of hand matching. [Conclusion] Through this study, the value of mirror-mediated therapeutic interventions in occupational therapy practice targeting cerebral palsy was confirmed. It is expected that this result will be useful in establishing mirror therapy as an interventional program.

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Cerebral palsyMirror therapySystematic review

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