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Upper Limb Unilateral Strength Training and Mirror Therapy for Chronic Stroke Patients

NCT03500705 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 35

Last updated 2018-04-18

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Summary

This is a pilot randomised controlled trial investigating a combination of unilateral strength training (cross-education) and mirror therapy for the rehabilitation of upper limb impairment following a stroke. This study has been conducted as part of a PhD qualification at the Institute of Technology Sligo in Ireland with all assessments being conducted at the institute and all therapy sessions taking place at the participant's home. The study was conducted in conjunction with Sligo University Hospital and it attained ethical approval through the relevant University Hospital Ethics Committee.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Mirror Therapy

Mirror Therapy involved the patient sitting on a chair at a table with a standard mirror placed on the table in the mid-sagittal plane between both arms, with the reflective side of the mirror facing the non-affected arm. The patient is instructed to observe the reflection of the non-affected arm during the sessions. The patient was not given any instruction on the use of the affected arm.

OTHER

Cross-Education of Strengthening.

Cross-education of strengthening involves training one side of the body with the intention of producing strengthening gains on both sides of the body. In this case the strengthening was done on the non-affected arm of each stroke patient.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Institute of Technology, Sligo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Monika Ehrensberger, PhD · IT Sligo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-10-22
Primary Completion
2017-08-16
Completion
2017-08-16

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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