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Effects of Mirror Therapy on Pain and Function on Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrom

NCT03169218 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2017-05-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate pain and function after mirror therapy as well as level of catastrophism in bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome patients

Conditions

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Mirror therapy

The treatment proposed for the mirror group consisted of 8 weeks of treatment, performing a series of exercises 2 times a day / 4 times a week. The first 4 weeks the treatment was done in the hospital next to the physiotherapist for 2-3 days a week, and the next 4 weeks the patient performed the exercises following the same guidelines at home.

OTHER

Placebo group

The treatment was the same than proposed in inference group but with a mirror covered to avoid the reflexion on the hand and looking at the hand that did not remain hidden.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital Universitario La Fe

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Rovira i Virgili

    collaborator OTHER

  • Olga Del Pozo Blanco

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sonia Monterde, PT, Phd · Faculty of Medicina i Ciències de la Salut; University Rovira i Virgili

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-10-31
Primary Completion
2017-01-31
Completion
2017-02-28

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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