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The Effect of Vibration Therapy and Mirror Therapy on Upper Limb Function in Patients With Stroke

NCT06126978 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2023-11-13

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Summary

Due to lack of evidence about the difference between the effects of Vibration Therapy and Mirror Therapy on stroke patients, this study aims at comparing the two, in the context of hemiparesis, to help patients improve hand motor functioning and gain occupational recovery. This study applies a two-arm parallel group randomized trial with 36 participants aged 30-65, who had sub-acute stroke 6 months before the study recruitment, and upper limb function deficits of Brunnstrom stage ≥ 3, the spasticity of affected upper extremity score ≤ 2 on the modified Ashworth scale. The participants are outpatients from Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia, and the intervention lasts 4 weeks, with sessions of 35-45 minutes, 3 days per week including the standard conventional therapy. The outcome measurements include Fugl-Meyer Assessment for motor assessment, A Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test (JTHFT) objective standardized assessment for activities of daily living (ADLs) and a 30-item Arabic and validated version of Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) for the upper extremities.

Conditions

  • Stroke
  • Upper Extremity Paresis

Interventions

DEVICE

Vibration Therapy (Galileo Dela Interface)

Vibration Therapy uses vibration as a physical tool during the treatment. It can be applied with different devices that transmit mechanical vibration throughout the whole or a part of the body. Focal Muscle Vibration (FMV) is a safe, well-tolerated and non-invasive technique, which may be an efficient intervention in reducing the upper extremity spasticity, whereas Whole Body Vibration (WBV) can provide proper somatosensory stimulation, and improve muscle strength and postural control in stroke patients (Oliveira et al., 2018).

DEVICE

Mirror Therapy ( Mirror Box)

Mirror Therapy is a structured, inexpensive, simple and patient-directed treatment. The principle of Mirror Therapy is the use of a mirror to create a reflective illusion of an affected limb, in order to trick the brain into thinking the movement has occurred without pain. It has shown to improve movements of the affected upper limb and the ability to carry out daily activities, in addition to reducing pain (Dhami et al., 2019).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hassan Saror, PhD(c) · IAU

  • Ali Alshami, PhD · IAU

  • Matar Alzahrani, PhD · IAU

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-11-27
Primary Completion
2024-04-25
Completion
2024-04-30

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