Status:

COMPLETED

Mirror Therapy and Cross-Education of Muscle Strength

Lead Sponsor:

Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital

Conditions:

Cerebrovascular Stroke

Muscle Weakness

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study was conducted to determine whether mirror therapy has an additive effect on cross-education of the strength of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in patients with hemiplegia. As an...

Detailed Description

A total of 29 patients, 7 women, and 22 men were included according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The patients were randomly assigned to the control group (n = 14) and the Mirror group (n =...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Cases with stroke duration ≥ 1 month
  • Ability to walk at least 10m (functional ambulation scale ≥3)
  • Age range 18-75 years
  • Hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke
  • Brunnstrom stage ≥4 for lower limb
  • Unilateral stroke
  • Cooperating with the examination and tests

Exclusion

  • Mini Mental State Assessment score \<21
  • Severe spasticity (MAS = 4) in ankle dorsiflexors
  • Have a contracture on ankle joint
  • The presence of skin lesions in the application area
  • Painful pathologies in the lower extremities
  • Having visual field defects
  • Active inflammatory, rheumatological or infectious disease
  • Parent rhythm / conduction block problem in the heart
  • Uncontrollable hypertension (Maxima\> 140, Minima\> 90)
  • Presence of lower extremity fracture
  • Peripheral nerve lesions such as polyneuropathy, radiculopathy
  • Finding or suspected active deep vein thrombosis
  • History of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 31 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

29 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04887376

Start Date

February 1 2020

End Date

January 31 2021

Last Update

May 14 2021

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Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training & Research Hospital

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34173