Mirror therapy in unilateral neglect after stroke (MUST trial): a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We explored the effectiveness of mirror therapy (MT) in the treatment of unilateral neglect in stroke patients.

Methods

This is an open, blinded endpoint, randomized controlled trial carried out from January 2011 to August 2013. We included stroke patients with thalamic and parietal lobe lesions with unilateral neglect 48 hours after stroke. Patients were randomized to the MT group or the control group (sham MT), and both the groups received limb activation. Patients received treatment for 1-2 hours a day 5 days a week for 4 weeks. The primary outcome was unilateral neglect assessed by a blinded assessor using the star cancellation test, the line bisection test, and a picture identification task at 1, 3, and 6 months. This study was registered at http://clinicaltri

SUBMITTER: Pandian JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4162300 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature