The effect of mirror therapy on rehabilitation of stroke patients

A clinical trial on the effect of mirror therapy in comparison with routine physiotherapy on motor abilities of patients with stroke patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201204289575N1

Enrollment

Registered

2013-03-22

Start date

2012-11-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

stroke. Cerebrovascular disease, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention will be 20 sessions of 30-minute mirror therapy, i.e. flexion and extension of upper and lower extremities of affected and healthy ones in front of mirror and observe just

Rehabilitation

Intervention will be 20 sessions of 30-minute mirror therapy, i.e. flexion and extension of upper and lower extremities of affected and healthy ones in front of mirror and observe just the mirror imag

Control group will perform all physiotherapy exercises of upper and lower extremities without mirror.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

30 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1. At least 1 month after stroke. 2. Conducting routine rehabilitation program. 3. Score of 1-3 from motor recovery index. 4. No severe cognitive, verbal and visual disorder, history of dementia, Global aphasia or any visual disorder based on neurologist examination. 5. First experience of stroke. 6. No disease resulting in motor defects. Exclusion criteria: 1. Repetitive stroke. 2. No tendency for continuing rehabilitation program. 3. Any disease such as hemi anesthesia, trauma, severe infection, etc which cause to stop rehabilitation program. 4. Absent in 4 intermittent sessions or 2 subsequent sessions of course.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Motor ability of upper extremity. Timepoint: before, 5th, 10th, 15th and last sessions of intervention. Method of measurement: Goniometry, Barthel Index Scale, Motor Recovery Index.;Motor ability of lower extremity. Timepoint: before, 5th, 10th, 15th and last sessions of intervention. Method of measurement: Goniometry, Function Ambulation Classification, Barthel Index Scale, Function Index Measure, Motor Recovery Index.	—

Measure

Time frame

Motor ability of upper extremity. Timepoint: before, 5th, 10th, 15th and last sessions of intervention. Method of measurement: Goniometry, Barthel Index Scale, Motor Recovery Index.;Motor ability of lower extremity. Timepoint: before, 5th, 10th, 15th and last sessions of intervention. Method of measurement: Goniometry, Function Ambulation Classification, Barthel Index Scale, Function Index Measure, Motor Recovery Index.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahnaz Bahrami

Mashhad Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery

bahramim901@mum.ac.ir; bahrami_mb_66@yahoo.com; bahramim901@gmail.com+98 51 1859 1511

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026