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Fernández Solana, Jessica Vélez Santamaría, Rodrigo Moreno-Villanueva, Adrián Álvarez Pardo, Sergio González Bernal, Jerónimo Santamaría Peláez, Mirian González Santos, Josefa 2025-10-02T08:23:47Z 2025-10-02T08:23:47Z 2025-09 0272-9490 https://hdl.handle.net/10259/10915 10.5014/ajot.2025.050834 1943-7676 Importance: A combination of rehabilitation techniques may be useful to optimize individualized treatment and efficient resource utilization. Objective: To assess the effect of cognitive therapeutic exercise (CTE) and mirror therapy (MT) combined with task-oriented training (TOT) on upper limb functionality, fine and gross motor skills, use of the paretic arm, functional independence in activities of daily living (ADLs), and quality of life among people with subacute stroke. Design: Randomized trial, longitudinal, and multicenter study with one control group (CG) and two experimental groups (EGs) who were assessed before, after, and 3 mo posttreatment. Setting: University of Burgos and Burgos University Hospital, Burgos, Spain. Participants: One hundred twenty patients with subacute stroke and motor symptoms in the upper limb recruited through consecutive nonprobabilistic sampling and excluding those with tremor due to another neurological disease or cognitive impairment. Intervention: MT + TOT (EG1) and CTE + TOT (EG2) over 20 1-hr sessions. T3he CG received usual therapy (TOT) that simulated everyday situations. Outcomes and Measures: The studied variables were evaluated with the Action Research Arm Test, Box and Block Test, Motor Activity Log, FIM™–Functional Assessment Measure, and Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale. Results: Statistically significant differences were found between the CG group and both EGs, with improvements in upper limb functionality, fine and gross motor skills, use of the paretic arm, functional independence in ADLs, and quality of life. No differences were found between EGs. Conclusions and Relevance: Application of these combined interventions improved all variables studied. Plain-Language Summary: This study found that the use of cognitive therapeutic exercise and mirror therapy combined with task-oriented training may improve upper limb functionality, fine and gross motor skills, the use of the paretic arm, functional independence in activities of daily living, and quality of life among people with subacute stroke. This project was funded by Fundación Bancaria Caixa D. Estalvis I Pensions de Barcelona, La Caixa. Reference: CAIXA-UBU002 application/pdf eng American Occupational Therapy Association American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2025, V. 79, n. 5, 7905205150 https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2025.050834 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/Fundación Bancaria Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona//CAIXA-UBU002//Nuevos enfoques en neurorehabilitación del ictus/ Arm Cerebrovascular accident Chronic traumatic encephalopathy Ischemic stroke Mirror movements therapy Tufting enteropathy Rehabilitation Fisioterapia Enfermos cerebrovasculares-Rehabilitación Physical therapy Cerebrovascular disease-Patients-Rehabilitation Effect of Mirror Therapy Versus Cognitive Therapeutic Exercise on Upper Limb Functionality, Autonomy, and Poststroke Quality of Life: A Randomized Trial info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess The American Journal of Occupational Therapy 79 5