TerminatedNot Applicable

Efficacy and Safety of a Learning Program of Self- Rehabilitation Exercises by Mirror Therapy

Stopped: difficulties in including patients

France34 participantsStarted 2017-06-06

Plain-language summary

AlgoMIR project born thanks to a meeting between pain professionals and re-education staff. The goal of this project is to develop and evaluate a program of learning with exercises by mirror therapy, that could be easily shared with paramedic teams and easily adapted to different handicaps. Researchers have chosen to select patients with re-education of the upper extremity to benefit from rehabilitation sessions either from physiotherapists present in their city, or of functional rehabilitation hospital units.

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Affiliation to Social Security * CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome) type I or II defined by the criteria of Bruehl (Table 1) * CRPS of the upper limb including the wrist and / or hand * CRPS post-surgical or post-traumatic * Average pain in the last 24 hours of intensity \> = 30/100 on EVA (0 no pain, 100: worst pain imaginable ) * Evolution for over 3 months and less than 2 years * Patients taking a stable background therapy for 15 days and not having received the following treatments in the previous months : bisphosphonate cure, infiltration, Qutenza, ketamine infusions * Patients accepting a rehabilitation (physiotherapists or hospital units for patients included on Saint-Etienne and hospital units for patients included in Lyon and Saint- Vallier) Exclusion Criteria: * CRPS post stroke or drug * Adhesive capsulitis isolated * Cognitive or language difficulties preventing understanding instructions and / or a correct clinical evaluation * Patient who already received a rehabilitation program with the use of mirror therapy or other virtual reality technology * CRPS in connection with an accident caused by a third party for which a legal procedure is underway * Major Depressive Episode * Dissociative Disorders * Visually impaired patients

Questions worth asking your doctor

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?

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Questions for the trial coordinator

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1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.

What they're measuring

Compare the Visual Analogue Scale (EVA) of pain

Timeframe: Week 8

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02667717

SponsorCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-06-06

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