Effectiveness of self-administered mirror therapy on upper extremity impairments and function of acute stroke patients: study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many therapeutic interventions are performed by physiotherapists to improve upper extremity function and/or activities of daily living (ADL) in stroke patients. Mirror therapy (MT) is a simple technique that can be self-administered by the patients with intact cognition following patient education by a skilled physiotherapist. However, the effectiveness of self-administered MT in post-stroke patients in upper extremity function remains unclear. Therefore, the objective of this study is to examine the effectiveness of MT in improving upper extremity function and recovery in acute stroke patients.

Methods

This study is a single-center, prospective, randomized, open-label, controlled trial with blinded outcome evaluation (PROBE design), in which a total of 36 eligibl

SUBMITTER: Rajendran V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8268536 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature