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

NCT03169218 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: HManises2015/0277
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 18
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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

Conditions

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Keywords

Adult; Chronic pain; Entrapment neuropathy. Carpal tunnel; Exercise therapy; Humans; Neuronal plasticity; Mirror neurons; Pain/cognitive aspects; Physiotherapy; Somatosensory cortex

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• To evaluate changes on pain

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

  Changes in 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• To evaluate changes on the function of the upper limb.

  Changes in 8 weeks

Other Outcomes (1)

• To evaluate catastrophism associated with pain.

  Day 0 of the study

Study Arms (2)

Mirror therapy group

EXPERIMENTAL

Mirror therapy group: exercises looking at the reflection in the mirror of the hand moving

Other: Mirror therapy

Placebo group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Placebo group: exercises performed with the mirror turned to avoid the reflection of the hand and looking at the hand that did not remain hidden.

Other: Placebo group

Interventions

Mirror therapy OTHER

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.

Also known as: Mirror visual feedback, Mirror box therapy

Mirror therapy group

Placebo group OTHER

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.

Placebo group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Must be signed the informed consent.
• Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome: clinic and electromiography positive.
• Aged between 18 and 65 years

You may not qualify if:

• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Olga Del Pozo Blanco: lead
• Hospital Universitario La Fe: collaborator
• University Rovira i Virgili: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Hospital de Manises

Valencia, 46940, Spain

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Lázaro C, Fèlix B, Torrubia R, Baños JE. The development of a Spanish questionnaire for assessing pain: preliminary data concerning reliability and validity. Eur J Psychol assesment. 1994;10(2):145-51.

  BACKGROUND

• Garcia Campayo J, Rodero B, Alda M, Sobradiel N, Montero J, Moreno S. [Validation of the Spanish version of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale in fibromyalgia]. Med Clin (Barc). 2008 Oct 18;131(13):487-92. doi: 10.1157/13127277. Spanish.

  PMID: 19007576 BACKGROUND

• Hervas MT, Navarro Collado MJ, Peiro S, Rodrigo Perez JL, Lopez Mateu P, Martinez Tello I. [Spanish version of the DASH questionnaire. Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, validity and responsiveness]. Med Clin (Barc). 2006 Sep 30;127(12):441-7. doi: 10.1157/13093053. Spanish.

  PMID: 17040628 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Chronic Pain; Median Neuropathy

Interventions

Mirror Movement Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mononeuropathies; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Nerve Compression Syndromes; Cumulative Trauma Disorders; Sprains and Strains; Wounds and Injuries; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation; Therapeutics

Study Officials

• Sonia Monterde, PT, Phd

  Faculty of Medicina i Ciències de la Salut; University Rovira i Virgili

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Double Blind
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Physiotherapist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 22, 2017
• First Posted: May 30, 2017
• Study Start: October 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2017
• Study Completion: February 1, 2017
• Last Updated: May 30, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)