NCT03631628Recruiting
Upper Limb Mirror Therapy With Bilateral Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation to Improve Upper Limb Functions in Patients With Stroke
A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Upper Limb Training With Mirror Therapy (MT) and Bilateral Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Bi-TENS) to Improve Upper Limb Motor Functions in Patients With Stroke
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 15 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study compare the effectiveness of 2 rehabilitation programmes that use (1) MT with Bilateral TENS (Bi-TENS), (2) sham-MT with Bi-TENS (Bi-TENS), respectively, in addition to conventional rehabilitation of standardized upper limb training, in improving upper limb motor functions, activities of daily living, community integration, and quality of life in patients with stroke.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 90 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 13 Aug 2018
- Start date
- 1 Jan 2021
- Primary completion date
- 31 Dec 2026
- Lead sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Diseases
- Stroke
- NCT number
- NCT03631628
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 90
- From 1 Jan 2021 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2026
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Are involved in drug studies or other clinical trials.
Other illness
- Have any additional medical, cardiovascular and orthopedic condition that would hinder the proper assessment and treatment;
- Use cardiac pacemakers;
- Have skin allergy that would prevent electrical stimulation;
Other
- Have receptive dysphasia;
- Have a significant upper limb peripheral neuropathy (e.g., diabetic polyneuropathy);
- Have severe shoulder, elbow, wrist or finger contractures that would preclude a passive range of motions of the arm;
Who the study is looking for
- have been diagnosed with ischemic brain injury or intracerebral hemorrhage by MRI or computed tomography within three weeks to 10 years after the first onset of stroke;
- have volitional control of the non-paretic arm, and at least minimal antigravity movement in the shoulder of the paretic arm;
- have at least 5 degrees in wrist extension of the paretic arm in the antigravity position
- are able to score \> 6 of 10 of abbreviated Mental Test;
- are able to follow instruction and give informed consent of the study.
Age in the registry: 50 years to 85 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shatin Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR China | Recruiting |
| The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR China | Recruiting |
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