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Mirror Therapy Education for Acute Stroke Patients
Sponsor: Health Sciences North Research Institute
Summary
In Canada, the number of stroke survivors is equivalent to the size of one of the four Atlantic Provinces. The incident rate of stroke has been increasing steadily since 1995. The majority of the stroke survivors lose upper extremity function, resulting in diminished activities of daily living (ADL). Many therapeutic interventions are recommended to improve upper extremity function or ADLs of stroke survivors, however, Mirror Therapy (MT), inexpensive intervention, can be self-administered by stroke survivors with intact cognition. Thus, the research question is whether a self-administered MT technique improves acute stroke patients' upper extremity motor function and recovery?
Official title: Effectiveness of Patient Education on Mirror Therapy to Improve Upper Extremity Function in Acute Stroke Patients
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2022-07-04
Completion Date
2024-05-03
Last Updated
2026-10-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Mirror Therapy
Participants will receive the standard-of-care; multidisciplinary rehabilitation intervention based on their needs and tolerance, and will receive an additional 30 min of Mirror Therapy education. During Mirror Therapy education, the patients will be educated or shown how to perform MT and the patients will complete the recommended exercises on their own for 30 minutes/day for 5 days a week/ for 4 weeks. Standard Mirror Therapy Protocol will be followed.
Regular Rehabilitation
Participants will receive the standard-of-care, multidisciplinary rehabilitation intervention based on their needs and tolerance.
Locations (1)
Health Sciences North
Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada