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Brief title
Health condition
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome of the upper extremity.
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Activity: Action Research Arm test.
Secondary outcome
1. Function of the upper extremity: pain (VAS), mobility (Range of Motion),grip strenght (Jamar), sensibility (monofilaments);
2. Activity: Radbout Skills Questionair.
Background summary
CRPS-I is characterized by pain, oedema and sympathic dysfunction and is generally preceded by trauma.
The cause is however not known. We hypothesise that a central factor in the movement planning may play a role, which expresses as 'fear to move'.
In order to intervene, mirror therapy is applied in combination with the regular therapy.
Mirror therapy is based on the principle that reflection of the healthy arm causes the illusion that the injured arm moves simultaneous and symmetrical with the healthy arm and thus stimulates the cortical representation of the injured arm.
In a randomised study of 20 acute CRPS-1 patients (based on the IASP-criteria), all patients receive regular physiotherapy and 10 subjects receive additional mirror therapy.
Primary outcome is arm function, quantified by the Action Research Arm Test (ARA). Secondary outcome parameters are pain (VAS), mobility (Range of Motion), grip strength (JAMAR), sensibility (monofilaments) and the Radbout Skills Questionair.
Study objective
The hypothesis of this study is that mirror therapy stimulates cortical representation of the upper extremity. The functionality of the upper extremity will improve more than with only conservative therapy.
Study design
N/A
Intervention
Mirror therapy.
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine,
P.O. Box 9600
Sandra R. Manen, van
Leiden 2300 RC
The Netherlands
+31 (0)71 5261355
S.R.van_Manen@lumc.nl
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine,
P.O. Box 9600
Sandra R. Manen, van
Leiden 2300 RC
The Netherlands
+31 (0)71 5261355
S.R.van_Manen@lumc.nl
Inclusion criteria
1. Patients with CRPS I of one upper extremity.(following IASP-criteria);
2. It exists for less than 8 months;
3. Patient is over 18 years of age.
Exclusion criteria
1. Dysfunction of the other upper extremity;
2. Sympathectomy;
3. Little motivation;
4. Treatment for CRPS-I in an other institution simultaneous;
5. Psychiatric problems.
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL260 |
| NTR-old | NTR298 |
| Other | : N/A |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN97144266 |