Trial reportJournal of rehabilitation medicine2024
Effects of mirror therapy in post-traumatic complex regional pain syndrome type-1: a randomized controlled study.
Trial report in Journal of rehabilitation medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07332884 (Comparison of Mirror Therapy and Routine Physical Therapy for the Management of Pain, Spasticity, and Strength in Patients With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Comparison of Mirror Therapy and Routine Physical Therapy for the Management of Pain, Spasticity, and Strength in Patients With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS): A Randomized Clinical Trial
Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Evidence-Based Therapeutic Methods for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- Whole-Body Cryostimulation in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Case Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Mirror Neurons and Pain: A Scoping Review of Experimental, Social, and Clinical Evidence.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Analgesic Efficacy of Therapies Used for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the effects of mirror therapy applied in addition to routine rehabilitation on clinical outcomes in post-traumatic complex regional pain syndrome type 1.
designSingle-blind randomized controlled trial. SUBJECTS: Patients with trauma-induced complex regional pain syndrome type 1 of the hand receiving outpatient rehabilitation.
methodsPatients were randomized into mirror therapy and control groups. All patients received routine physical therapy and rehabilitation for 20 sessions (5 sessions/week, for 4 weeks). The mirror group received additional mirror therapy at each session. The primary outcome was pain intensity by numeric rating scale. Secondary outcomes were grip/pinch strength, hand/wrist circumference, dexterity, hand activities, and health-related quality of life. All assessments were performed before and immediately after the treatment, and 4 weeks later at follow-up.
resultsForty patients were enrolled, 20 in each group. Both groups revealed statistically significant improvements from therapy regarding pain, grip/pinch strength, wrist circumference, dexterity, and hand activities (p < 0.05). When groups were compared regarding the improvements in assessment parameters, no statistically significant difference was found between the 2 groups in any of the outcomes (p > 0.05).
conclusionMirror therapy applied in addition to routine therapy in post-traumatic complex regional pain syndrome type 1 did not provide extra benefit to the improvement of pain, function, and other clinical outcomes.
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