Mirror therapy for shoulder-hand syndrome after a stroke
Tests task-based mirror therapy for swelling, pain and arm movement after stroke.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Effects of Task-Based Mirror Therapy for Post-stroke Shoulder-Hand Syndrome
Key facts
- Where
- Lahore, PakistanSee the 2 sites
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for people aged 45 to 75 who had a stroke less than 6 months ago and have shoulder-hand syndrome. It tests mirror therapy for swelling, pain and arm movement.
- Age
- 45 to 75 years
- Sex
- Men and women can both join.
- Disease stage
- Subacute stroke, less than 6 months ago, with stable condition and a stroke severity score above 6 on the NIHSS scale. The affected arm must have a Modified Ashworth scale score of 2 or less.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Medical problems that prevent taking part in the study
- Severe apraxia or problems with body sensation
- Unilateral neglect
- Severe contractures of the affected shoulder, elbow, wrist or fingers
- Global or receptive aphasia
Read by machine on 13 November 2026.
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 45 and 75 years old?
Source: NCT07428811, who can take part
Where in Pakistan
- Alara Healthcare ClinicLahore, PakistanContact: Maha Sahar, MSPT-NMTaking people
- Ittefaq Hospital and Trust LahoreLahore, PakistanContact: Maha Sahar, MSPT-NMTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- Riphah International University
- Trial code
- NCT07428811
- Record updated
- 24 February 2026
- Original description
The study aims to determine the effects of task-based mirror therapy on edema, pain and upper limb motor function with shoulder-hand syndrome in post stroke patients.Read full original descriptionShow less
Effects of Task-based Mirror Therapy on Edema, Pain and Upper Limb Motor Function for Post-stroke Shoulder-hand Syndrome
The study aims to determine the effects of task-based mirror therapy on edema, pain and upper limb motor function with shoulder-hand syndrome in post stroke patients.
This randomized clinical trial will take place at Ittefaq Hospital and Trust Lahore and Alara healthcare clinic, Lahore involving 34 participants aged 45-75 years. Using a non-probability convenience sampling method, participants will be randomly assigned by online randomizing tool into two groups: experimental group (17 participants) and control group (17 participants). Both groups will undergo treatment for 30 minutes a day, five days a week, over four weeks. Each task will be performed by repeating each movement 20 times per set for three sets, with a 2-minute break between sets. There will also be 2-minute intervals between each completed task Outcome measures will include pain intensity assessed by the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), edema measured by the figure-of-eight method, and upper limb motor function evaluated using the Functional Independence measure (FIM). Assessments will occur at baseline and post-intervention.
Inclusion: Both male and female patients are included in the study; Subacute stroke patients having stroke less than 6 months are included in this study; Stable participants having a stroke severity score > 6 on National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS); Modified Ashworth scale score ≤ 2 of the affected upper extremity; Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score ≥ 24; Patients who can sit with or without support; No contractures of the affected shoulder, elbow, wrist and fingers; Participants who have no history of peripheral nerve injury or musculoskeletal disease.
Exclusion: • Participants who have medical problems or co-morbidities that interdict their participation in the study; Patients with severe apraxia, somatosensory problems; Unilateral neglect; Severe contractures of the affected shoulder, elbow, wrist and finger; Participants who show the symptoms of global or receptive aphasia.