A Functional Near- Infrared Spectroscopy Study on the Brain Activation Characteristics of Stroke Patients During Mirror Movement

ConditionsStroke Upper Limb Function

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot listed

Trial typeObservational

Biological sexAll

Age18-75

SponsorSecond Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

About this trial

After the selected patients are determined, the researchers of this study need to have full communication with the patients. The location is the rehabilitation ward of our hospital and the time is

Before joining the group. During this process, the patient should be informed of the purpose, procedures and processes of the trial. The informed consent form should be signed by the patient himself/herself. Such as the patient

Illiterate, the informed consent process was witnessed by an independent witness and signed. The subject pressed their fingerprint at the signature. In the study process fully

Listen to and respond to the questions and opinions of the subjects or their representatives.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

It meets the diagnostic criteria of the "Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Cerebrovascular Diseases in China", and is diagnosed as cerebral infarction or cerebral hemorrhage by CT or MRI.

The first stroke occurred;

The muscle strength of the flexor and extensor muscles of the affected finger is ≤ grade 1.

Right-handed player

Disqualifiers

Those with an MMSE score less than 20, severe memory, communication and speech command comprehension disorders, and those who cannot cooperate with examinations and treatments;

Those with a history of epilepsy;

Those with a history of stroke, traumatic brain injury or brain tumor in the past;

Those with peripheral nervous system injuries other than stroke as diagnosed by imaging;

Trial population

The main population of this study consists of individuals aged between 30 and 80 years old who have experienced a stroke for the first time and have residual upper limb dysfunction. There is no limit to the age range.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Cross-sectional

Treatments tested in this trial

mirror image
Device
Patients will be asked to place the affected hand in the mirror box. While quickly opening and closing the healthy hand, they should observe the reflection of the healthy hand in the mirror and imagine the affected hand doing the same movements.
healthy hand movement
Behavioral
Patient will be asked to quickly open and grasp the healthy hand, and keep their eyes on the affected hand.

Treatment groups

25 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Group A: normal hand movement1 intervention

Group B: mirror hand movement1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

fNIRS measured brain activation

Time frame

The measurement of the primary outcome indicators occurred after the patients had received one week of hand function rehabilitation training.

Sponsors and contacts

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Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

Lead sponsor

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