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Digital Mirror Versus Action Observation Therapy on Upper Limb Function and Grip Strength in Children With Hemiplegia

NCT07654595 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2026-06-17

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Summary

Statement of problem:

1. Does the digital mirror therapy has effect on upper limb function and grip strength in children with hemiplegia ?
2. Does the action observation therapy has effect on upper limb function and grip strength in children with hemiplegia ?
3. Does there is a difference between effect of digital mirror therapy and action observation therapy on upper limb function and grip strength in children with hemiplegia?

Null hypothesis:

there is no effect of digital mirror therapy on upper limb function and grip strength in children with hemiplegia. There is no effect of action observation therapy on upper limb function and grip strength in children with hemiplegia. There is no difference between effect of digital mirror therapy and Action observation therapy on upper limb function and grip strength in children with hemiplegia.

Conditions

  • Hemiplegia
  • Digital Mirror
  • Action Observation Therapy

Interventions

OTHER

digital mirror therapy

Child will be asked to do the same exercises mentioned in the designed occupational therapy program with the less affected upper limb and the web cam camera will record the movement, instantly transformed into mirror images of the more affected upper limb's movements presented on the screen in front of child.

OTHER

action observation therapy

the child will be offered to tablet screen put in front of him 50 centimeters away, time for each video will last for 2 min. Then, the child will be asked to repeat the observed action in the best possible way. All the activities included in the designed occupational therapy program will be observed and imitated.

OTHER

designed occupational therapy program

Active occupational therapy exercises for upper limb training. The three common categories of motor actions and tasks: (a) Active range of motion(ROM) exercises for elbow extension, wrist extension, forearm supination, finger extension using rubber band and finger flexor by squeezing a stress ball ,(b) Reaching forward and object manipulation as moving beads and blocks from one cup to another one, rolling a clay ball from tip of fingers to the palm. thumb to fingers opposition and drawing using tripod grasp.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
8 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-02
Primary Completion
2026-12-30
Completion
2026-12-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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