Effects of Mirror Therapy on Pain and Function on Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrom

Olga Del Pozo Blanco18 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study was to evaluate pain and function after mirror therapy as well as level of catastrophism in bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome patients

The sample calculation was performed based on the previous pilot study, in which 10 subjects were included. Through this study, a statistically significant effect on the variables analyzed was demonstrated. Therefore, it was determined to duplicate the initial sample to confirm the effect previously studied, assuming losses of 20%. Thus, the value of n for the clinical trial is 20 subjects.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

Mirror therapyOTHER

The treatment proposed for the mirror group consisted of 8 weeks of treatment, performing a series of exercises 2 times a day / 4 times a week. The first 4 weeks the treatment was done in the hospital next to the physiotherapist for 2-3 days a week, and the next 4 weeks the patient performed the exercises following the same guidelines at home.

Placebo groupOTHER

The treatment was the same than proposed in inference group but with a mirror covered to avoid the reflexion on the hand and looking at the hand that did not remain hidden.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Must be signed the informed consent. * Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome: clinic and electromiography positive. * Aged between 18 and 65 years Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing surgical intervention of carpal tunnel syndrome in one of two hands * Unilateral carpal tunnel syndrome * Patients with chronic pain and / or previous injury (wrist tumor, lymphedema ...) in either hand * Patients with systemic diseases (diabetes, thyroid ...) * Patients with pharmacological treatment to take analgesia for any other chronic pathologies * Subjects who have suffered from a neurological disease that affects the musculoskeletal system * Mental illness that prevents the compression and / or realization of the study * Patients with tattoos, scars and / or marks on any of the hands or distal forearm area * Pregnant women and minors

Locations (1)

Hospital de Manises

Valencia, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To evaluate changes on pain

Evaluation on pain through McGill Pain Questionnaire This questionnaire is self-administered.

Time frame: Changes in 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

To evaluate changes on the function of the upper limb.

Evaluation on function through disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand questionnaire (DASH)

Time frame: Changes in 8 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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