Cochrane · systematic review · CD008449
Mirror therapy for improving motor function after stroke
Thieme, H, Morkisch, N, Mehrholz, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library
StrokeAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 4 · 57.1%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Mirror therapy compared to all other interventions: primary and secondary outcomes for improving motor function after stroke
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Motor function at the end of intervention phase: all outcome measures Mirror therapy vs all other interventions: primary and secondary outcomes | no estimate extracted | 36 studies · 1173 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Motor impairment at the end of intervention phase: all outcome measures Mirror therapy vs all other interventions: primary and secondary outcomes | no estimate extracted | 39 studies · 1292 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Fugl‐Meyer Assessment upper extremity at the end of intervention phase Mirror therapy vs all other interventions: primary and secondary outcomes | no estimate extracted | 28 studies · 898 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Activities of daily living at the end of intervention phase: all studies Mirror therapy vs all other interventions: primary and secondary outcomes | no estimate extracted | 19 studies · 622 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Pain at the end of intervention phase: all studies Mirror therapy vs all other interventions: primary and secondary outcomes | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 248 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Pain at the end of intervention phase after excluding studies with CRPS Mirror therapy vs all other interventions: primary and secondary outcomes | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 176 participants | Moderate |
Visuospatial neglect at the end of intervention: all studies Mirror therapy vs all other interventions: primary and secondary outcomes | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 175 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |