Status:
RECRUITING
Mirror Therapy Integrated with Electrical Stimulation for Cortical Modulations
Lead Sponsor:
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Taiwan University
Conditions:
Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Peripheral nerve injury is common and can result in loss of sensation and motor function, reduced quality of life, and prolonged time to return to work. Maladaptive cortical reorganization occurs afte...
Detailed Description
Two groups of subjects (a group of peripheral nerve injury group and a group of healthy adults) will perform hand exercises in three randomized conditions: (1) mirror therapy with electrical stimulati...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- newly diagnosed median or ulnar nerve transection injury of the forearm in the past 6 months
- sufficient communication in the Chinese language
- being able to follow instructions
- muscle atrophy or lack of voluntary contraction over the injured hand, with maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) recorded with surface electromyography (EMG) less than 10% compared to the non-affected hand
- achieve an average score of 2 or above in the Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire-10 (KVIQ-10) for kinesthetic imagery
Exclusion
- had central nervous disease
- had a recent (1 year) history of nerve entrapment syndrome
- had a history of latent neuropathy, such as diabetes or dialysis
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
42 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06209801
Start Date
March 1 2024
End Date
December 31 2027
Last Update
February 7 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
National Taiwain Univeristy, Colledge of Medicine, School and Graduate Institude of Physicl Therapy
Taipei, Taiwan, 100
2
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taoyuan District, Taiwan