Brain training and nerve stretching could ease chemo nerve damage
NCT ID NCT07712302
First seen Jul 17, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether graded motor imagery—a brain-based therapy involving left/right judgment, imagined movements, and mirror exercises—can relieve nerve pain and improve leg function in cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. Half the participants will also receive neural mobilization, a technique that gently moves nerves to improve their flexibility. The goal is to see if adding nerve mobilization boosts the benefits of motor imagery alone.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- graded motor imagery and neural mobilization
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to reduce nerve pain and improve leg function in cancer patients after chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 48 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The therapies are non-invasive but may not work for all types of nerve damage.
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Conditions
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Locations
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The University of Faisalabad
Faisalābad, Punjab Province, 38000, Pakistan
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