Mental Imagery Enhances Proprioception in Patients With Low Back Pain

NCT01469949 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: LEBUNIV001
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 55
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Mental imagery has been used in a variety of pathological instances in support to classical therapeutic treatments. The aim of the present study was to observe the effect of internal Kinesthetic and external Visual Imagery to improve proprioceptive feedback in low back pain. Fifty-five subjects with a history of low back pain were included in two experimental groups who used mental imagery and one control group who did not. The results showed the effectiveness of the Internal Kinesthetic Imagery to improve the accuracy of repositioning of lumbo-sacral spine that may subsequently improve the quality of the proprioceptive input. The possibility to use effectively mental imagery, as a part of proprioceptive rehabilitation process, is the principal outcome of this study.

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

Improvement of the accuracy of Lumbar repositioning

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Accuracy of Lumbar Spine Repositioning

  Before and after the intervention (Kinesthetic or visual Imagery)

  2hours

Study Arms (3)

Kinesthetic Imagery group

Subjects receiving Kinesthetic Imagery

Other: Watching or imagining movement

Visual Imagery Group

Subjects receiving visual imagery

Other: Watching or imagining movement

Control group

Subjects receiving measurement with intervention

Interventions

Watching or imagining movement OTHER

Mental imagery are administered in two forms : kinesthetic when subjects imagine the movement of flexion and extension of the lumbar spine and Visual when subjects watch a video of a third person doing the flexion and extension movement

Kinesthetic Imagery group; Visual Imagery Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 21 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Fifty-five patients, with a history of common low back pain, have participated to the study. The subjects have been randomly distributed in two experimental groups and one control group. The gender, age, weight and height characteristics of the three groups (Visual Imagery Group, VIG; Kinesthetic Imagery Group, KIG; and Control Group, CG) are presented in Table 1. The patients presented no history of neurological or psychiatric disease, and gave their informed written consent.

You may qualify if:

• Subjects suffering from common non-specific low back pain

You may not qualify if:

• Recent history of inner ear infection causing associated balance or coordination problems
• History of cerebral trauma followed by unresolved neurosensory symptoms
• Recent history of vestibular disorder and previous spinal surgery
• An involvement in specific balance or stabilization training during the 6 months prior testing. Patients taking pain medication were excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Lebanese University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Center of Physical Therapy

Beirut, Hadath, Lebanon

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Back Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of Department of Physical Therapy

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 7, 2011
• First Posted: November 10, 2011
• Study Start: May 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2011
• Study Completion: July 1, 2011
• Last Updated: November 10, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-11

Locations

LE (1)