Mirror Therapy and Hand Rehabilitation

Hand Fractures Clinical Trial

Official title:

Mirror Therapy in Patients With Hand Orthopedic Disorders

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01503762
• Other study ID #: pht-9006
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 4, 2011
• Last updated: February 27, 2012
• Start date: January 2009
• Est. completion date: December 2011

Study information

• Verified date: February 2012
• Source: Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Iran: Ministry of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine effects of mirror therapy in restoring hand function in patients with flexor lag following orthopedic injuries.

Methods: In a prospective randomized controlled trial, 22 patients with Flexor Lag will be measured. Intervention group will receive mirror therapy, 30-minute a day, 5 days a week for 3-week, as well, half an hour conventional rehabilitation after each mirror therapy session. Patients in the control group will receive the same treatment program, but instead of mirror, they will directly observe the affected hand. Outcome measures including Total Active Motion (TAM), and Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire will be administered before and after the treatment period and 3 weeks after the final treatment session.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 23
• Est. completion date: December 2011
• Est. primary completion date: December 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• hand orthopedic Injuries

• more active range of motion than passive range of motion

Exclusion Criteria:

• crush injuries

• hand deformities

• not treated fractures and tendon ruptures

• complex regional pain syndrome

• psychiatric problems

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hand Fractures

Intervention

Other:
• Mirror therapy
mirror therapy
• Classical rehabilitation techniques
splinting, tendon gliding, active range of motion, activities of daliy living

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur university of medical sciences	Ahvaz	Khouzestan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Iran, Islamic Republic of, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Total Active Motion	Sum of Range of Motion in Metacarpophalangeal, Proximal Interphalangeal and Distal Interphalangeal Joints.	6 Weeks	No
Secondary	Disabilities of the Shoulder, Arm, hand		6 Weeks	No