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ID
Source
Brief title
Health condition
Complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS I)
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Pain.
Secondary outcome
1. Hand function
2. ADL;
3. Oedema;
4. Sensibility;
5. Quality of life.
Background summary
Mirror therapy was introduced by Ramachandran in patient with phantom limb pain and is based on new knowledge about the plasticity of the brain. Recently, studies in patients with CRPS have suggested that exercising with the painful hand behind a mirror and watching a reflection of the normal hand will give the brain the illusion that the hand is now able to move normally.
In these controlled but undersized studies, positive effects were reported on pain, oedema and hand function.
In the present single-blind randomized clinical trial, mirror therapy will be presented in three phases:
1. one week Recognition of Hand Laterality using pictures of left and right hand;
2. one week of Imagined Hand Movements;
3. four weeks of mirror therapy.
The control group will receive treatment following standard treatment guidelines.
The primary outcome of this study is pain, and secondary outcomes are hand function, ADL, oedema, sensibility, and quality of life.
Study objective
Mirror therapy in patients with CRPS I has a positive effect on pain, oedema, sensibility, hand function, ADL and quality of life compared to standard treatment.
Study design
N/A
Intervention
Mirror therapy versus standard treatment.
P.O. Box 2040
Ton A.R. Schreuders
Dr. Molewaterplein 40,
Rotterdam 3000 CA
The Netherlands
+31 (0)10 4632867
a.schreuders@erasmusmc.nl
P.O. Box 2040
Ton A.R. Schreuders
Dr. Molewaterplein 40,
Rotterdam 3000 CA
The Netherlands
+31 (0)10 4632867
a.schreuders@erasmusmc.nl
Inclusion criteria
Modified research diagnostic criteria for CRPS-1 based on Bruehl 1999.
Exclusion criteria
1. Treatment for CRPS-I in an other institution;
2. Psychiatric problems;
3. Lack of motivation.
Design
Recruitment
Followed up by the following (possibly more current) registration
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Other (possibly less up-to-date) registrations in this register
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL488 |
| NTR-old | NTR530 |
| Other | : N/A |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN68438240 |