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The home-based mirror therapy in reducing phantom pain in below knee amputees

The effect of home-based mirror therapy in reducing phantom pain in below knee unilateral amputees

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20201212049687N3
Enrollment
16
Registered
2021-10-29
Start date
2021-11-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Amputation.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group:In this group, a mirror is prepared and placed in front of a healthy foot, and the amputated person tries to perform finger movements, bending, straightening of the

Sponsors

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Traumatic amputation Unilateral amputation Below knee amputation be over 18 years old Have phantom limb pain greater than 3 on a numerical scale Be a man A person must use a prosthesis A maximum of 10 years have passed since the amputation Have phantom limb pain Have not used mirror therapy in the past

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with stump abnormalities (patients with residual limb) Patients with addiction Patients with brain injuries have special mental health problems Have vision problems Use of analgesics Use of sleeping pills Use of antidepressants

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Phantom pain score in Visual Analogue Scale(VAS). Timepoint: Measurement of phantom pain at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 6 weeks after the start of mirror therapy training. Method of measurement: VAS questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAlirezataheri

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

taheri@rehab.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3792 5053

Outcome results

None listed

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