Brain training with mirrors and zaps: new hope for nerve injury recovery?
NCT ID NCT06209801
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how combining mirror therapy, electrical stimulation, and motor imagery changes brain activity in people with recent forearm nerve injuries and in healthy adults. Researchers want to understand if these therapies can help the brain adapt better after injury. The study involves 32 participants and measures brain waves during therapy sessions.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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32 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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20 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * newly diagnosed median or ulnar nerve transection injury of the forearm in the past 6 months * sufficient communication in the Chinese language * being able to follow instructions * muscle atrophy or lack of voluntary contraction over the injured hand, with maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) recorded with surface electromyography (EMG) less than 10% compared to the non-affected hand * achieve an average score of 2 or above in the Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire-10 (KVIQ-10) for kinesthetic imagery Exclusion Criteria: * had central nervous disease * had a recent (1 year) history of nerve entrapment syndrome * had a history of latent neuropathy, such as diabetes or dialysis
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taoyuan, Taiwan
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National Taiwain Univeristy, Colledge of Medicine, School and Graduate Institude of Physicl Therapy
Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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