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Mirror Therapy and Hand Rehabilitation

NCT01503762 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2012-02-28

No results posted yet for this study

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.

Conditions

  • Hand Fractures

Interventions

OTHER

Mirror therapy

mirror therapy

OTHER

Classical rehabilitation techniques

splinting, tendon gliding, active range of motion, activities of daliy living

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hamid Reza Rostami · Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • Iran

Study Locations

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