Effects of Task-Based Mirror Therapy for Post-stroke Shoulder-Hand Syndrome
Key facts
- Where
- Lahore, PakistanSee the 2 sites
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?
Where in Pakistan
- Alara Healthcare ClinicLahore, PakistanTaking people
- Ittefaq Hospital and Trust LahoreLahore, PakistanTaking 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?
Trial details
- 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.