Effectiveness of Mirror Therapy in Patients With Amputations of Lower Limbs of Vascular Origin

Summary

The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of the mirror therapy on phantom pain for patients with amputation after vascular etiology. the secondary aim are to measure the impact of the mirror therapy on quality of life, sleep disorders, and predictive factors for effectiveness. the design is a prospective study, randomised, blindly evaluated, monocentric. There will be 2 groups: 1) rehabilitation and gabapentine; 2) rehabilitation and gabapentine + mirror therapy during the first 4 weeks. The assessment are going to be preformed at the inclusion day and then every 2 weeks during 8 weeks. the primary evaluation criterion will be the phantom pain measured on a VAS. the delay for inclusion is 18 months in order ton include 40 patients. The length of the study is 20 months.

Timeline

Start

2017-02-22

Primary completion

2019-08-31

Completion

2019-08-31

Publications

• B Aledi L, Flumignan CD, Trevisani VF, Miranda F Jr. Interventions for motor rehabilitation in people with transtibial amputation due to peripheral arterial disease or diabetes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Jun 5;6(6):CD013711. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013711.pub2.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.