Clinical trial NCT03175237: Mirror Therapy in Pos Stroke Individuals
Official title: Mirror Therapy: Technique Benefits in Different Motor Impairment in Post-stroke Subjects
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Stroke
Lead sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2017-06-05
Enrollment: 27
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: To evaluate the benefits of Mirror Therapy (MT) and motivation in patients with different levels of post-stroke motor impairment with two different therapy protocols. This is a randomized uncontrolled blinded study, with 27 individuals in the chronic phase of stroke. Participants were randomized into two intervention groups: MT group with motor patterns of movement (MP, n=13) and MT group with specific functional activities (SA, n=14). Motor impairment assessments (Fugl-Meyer Assessment - FMA), motivation (Intrinsic Motivation Inventory) and functionality (Functional Independence Measure - FIM) were performed before and after treatment, and 3 months after the end of sessions (follow-up). In each intervention group,there were patients classified with mild, moderate or severe motor impairment, according to FMA. All participants performed 15 MT sessions, 3 times a week for 50 minutes each session.

Detailed description: Objective: To evaluate the benefits of Mirror Therapy (MT) and motivation in patients with different levels of post-stroke motor impairment with two different therapy protocols. Methods: This is a randomized uncontrolled blinded study, with 27 individuals in the chronic phase of stroke. Participants were randomized into two intervention groups: MT group with motor patterns of movement (MP, n=13) and MT group with specific functional activities (SA, n=14). Motor impairment assessments (Fugl-Meyer Assessment - FMA), motivation (IntrinsicMotivationInventory) and functionality (Functional Independence Measure - FIM) were performed before and after treatment, and 3 months after the end of sessions (follow-up). In each intervention group,there were patients classified with mild, moderate or severe motor impairment, according to FMA. All participants performed 15 MT sessions, 3 times a week for 50 minutes each session.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Inclusion criteria were age over 18 years, clinical diagnosis of chronic and unilateral stroke (greater than six months after injury), hemiparesis sequel in the upper limb, absence of severe cognitive impairment with scores for the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) greater than or equal to 24 points for the educated and 14 for uneducated 17 and good sitting balance, qualified with scores between 20 and 40 on the Berg Balance Scale (BBS)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Those with other neurological diseases and associated physical or mental disabilities, stroke trauma, pain and joint contractures in the upper limb that prevented movement and the ones who missed therapy more than 3 times in a row were excluded

Primary outcomes:
measure: Fugl-Meyer Assessment Scale
timeFrame: baseline, 8 weeks and 3 months (follow-up)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Mini-mental state examination
timeFrame: baseline
measure: Berg Balance Scale
timeFrame: baseline
measure: Intrinsic Motivation Inventory
timeFrame: baseline, 7 days and 14 days
measure: Functional Independence of measure
timeFrame: baseline, 8 weeks and 3 months (follow-up)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
name: Roberta O Cacho, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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