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Effects of task-based mirror therapy on upper limb motor function in hemiplegia: study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Hongzhen Liu, Yangjie Xu, Wei Jiang, Fangchao Hu, Yi Zhou, Lu Pan, Feng Zhou, Ying Yin, Botao Tan

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Article in Trials, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07428811 (Effects of Task-based Mirror Therapy on Edema, Pain and Upper Limb Motor Function for Post-stroke Shoulder-hand Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Effects of Task-based Mirror Therapy on Edema, Pain and Upper Limb Motor Function for Post-stroke Shoulder-hand Syndrome

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled34ConditionsStrokeArmsTask based mirror therapy, Conventional exercises
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9 authors.

Hongzhen LiuDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 74 Lin Jiang Road, Chongqing, 40010, China.
Yangjie XuDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 74 Lin Jiang Road, Chongqing, 40010, China.
Wei JiangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 74 Lin Jiang Road, Chongqing, 40010, China.
Fangchao HuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, No. 69 Hongguang Avenue, Chongqing, 400054, China.
Yi ZhouDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 74 Lin Jiang Road, Chongqing, 40010, China.
Lu PanDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 74 Lin Jiang Road, Chongqing, 40010, China.
Feng ZhouDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 74 Lin Jiang Road, Chongqing, 40010, China.
Ying YinDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 74 Lin Jiang Road, Chongqing, 40010, China.
Botao TanDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 74 Lin Jiang Road, Chongqing, 40010, China. 303518@cqmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8513-3416

Funding

Joint Project of Chongqing Health Commission and Science and Technology Bureau 2023MSXM037
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeResearch to date has lacked definitive evidence to determine whether mirror therapy promotes the recovery of upper extremity function after stroke. Considering that previous studies did not stratify patients based on structural retention, this may be one of the reasons for the negative results obtained in many trials. The goal evaluates the efficacy of TBMT (utilizing an innovatively designed mirror) versus standard occupational therapy for stroke patient's upper limb functionality. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This single-center randomized controlled trial will involve 50 patients with stroke. All patients will be randomly assigned to either the task-based mirror therapy or the control group. The interventions will be performed 5 days per week for 4 weeks. The primary outcomes will be the mean change in scores on both the FMA-UE and modified Barthel Index (MBI) from baseline to 4 weeks intervention and at 12 weeks follow-up between the two groups and within groups. The other outcomes will include the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), the Nine Hole Peg Test (9HPT), the Functional Independence Measure, and MRI. DISCUSSION: This trial will not only to establish that task-based mirror therapy (TBMT) could improve the recovery of hand function after stroke but also to explore the underlying mechanisms. We expect that this finding will clarify the brain activation and brain network mechanisms underlying the improvement of hand function with task-oriented mirror therapy and lead to new ideas for stroke hand function rehabilitation.

trial registrationURL: https://www.chictr.org.cn ; Unique identifier: ChiCTR2300068855. Registered on March 1, 2023.

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StrokeStroke RehabilitationHemiplegiaHumansMirror Movement TherapyRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRecovery of FunctionTreatment OutcomeUpper ExtremityDiffusion tensor imagingHand function rehabilitationStrokeTask-based mirror therapy

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PMID38605413
PMCPMC11010366

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