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Mirror Therapy for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in Stroke Patients

NCT07537465 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2026-04-17

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Summary

The goal of this clinical study is to evaluate the effectiveness of mirror therapy in treating complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) in patients after stroke using clinical assessments, electrophysiological evaluations, and ultrasonographic measurements by comparing pre- and post-treatment outcomes.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does mirror therapy lead to improvements in clinical outcomes in post-stroke patients with CRPS when assessed before and after treatment? Does mirror therapy reduce pain, improve motor function, and enhance functional independence based on clinical assessments? Does mirror therapy reduce swelling (edema) in the affected limb as measured by ultrasonographic evaluations? Does mirror therapy lead to changes in sympathetic nervous system function as assessed by electrophysiological evaluations?

Researchers will compare mirror therapy to sham mirror therapy (a similar procedure without therapeutic effect) to determine its effectiveness.

Participants will:

Be randomly assigned to either a mirror therapy group or a control group Receive conventional rehabilitation therapy and contrast bath treatment for 4 weeks Receive either mirror therapy or sham mirror therapy for 20 minutes daily Be evaluated before and after treatment using clinical scales, electrophysiological tests, and ultrasonographic measurements.

Conditions

  • Stroke
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome I (CRPS I)
  • Mirror Therapy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mirror Therapy

Mirror therapy was applied for 20 minutes daily for 4 weeks in addition to a conventional rehabilitation program and contrast bath therapy. Patients performed movements of the unaffected upper limb while watching its reflection in a mirror positioned in the mid-sagittal plane, creating the illusion of movement in the affected limb.

BEHAVIORAL

Sham Mirror Therapy

Sham mirror therapy was applied for 20 minutes daily for 4 weeks in addition to a conventional rehabilitation program and contrast bath therapy. The non-reflective side of the mirror was used so that no visual feedback of the affected limb was provided, and patients performed similar movements without the mirror illusion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital

    lead OTHER_GOV

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
2022-10-01
Primary Completion
2023-10-10
Completion
2023-10-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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