In Canada, the number of stroke survivors is equivalent to the size of one of the four Atlantic Provinces. The incident rate of stroke has been increasing steadily since 1995. The majority of the stroke survivors lose upper extremity function, resulting in diminished activities of daily living (ADL). Many therapeutic interventions are recommended to improve upper extremity function or ADLs of stroke survivors, however, Mirror Therapy (MT), inexpensive intervention, can be self-administered by stroke survivors with intact cognition. Thus, the research question is whether a self-administered MT technique improves acute stroke patients' upper extremity motor function and recovery?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
36
Participants will receive the standard-of-care; multidisciplinary rehabilitation intervention based on their needs and tolerance, and will receive an additional 30 min of Mirror Therapy education. During Mirror Therapy education, the patients will be educated or shown how to perform MT and the patients will complete the recommended exercises on their own for 30 minutes/day for 5 days a week/ for 4 weeks. Standard Mirror Therapy Protocol will be followed.
Participants will receive the standard-of-care, multidisciplinary rehabilitation intervention based on their needs and tolerance.
Fugl-Meyer Assessment scale
Scores of \< 31 corresponded with 'no to poor' upper extremity capacity, 32 to 47 represented 'limited capacity', 48 to 52 represented 'notable capacity' and 53 to 66 represented 'full' upper extremity capacity.
Time frame: Assessment will be completed at 2 points: Pre-test assessment will be done within 48 hours of stroke admission and post-test assessment will be done at 4 weeks.
Wolf Motor Function Test
Assess upper extremity function; maximum Score is 75; lower scores are indicative of lower functional levels.
Time frame: : Assessment will be completed at 2 points: Pre-test assessment will be done within 48 hours of stroke admission and post-test assessment will be done at 4 weeks
Modified Barthel Index
Assess Activity of Daily Living, Scores of \<15 usually represents moderate disability and \<10 usually represents severe disability.
Time frame: : Assessment will be completed at 2 points: Pre-test assessment will be done within 48 hours of stroke admission and post-test assessment will be done at 4 weeks
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