Effectivity of Motor Imagery and MirrorTherapy in Amputees

NCT02761447 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CEI15_25
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness of imagery motor on phantom pain and amputation process

Conditions

Amputees

Keywords

Motor control Laterality; Pain Perception; Lower Extremity; Complementary Therapies; Physical Therapy Modalities

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)

  Changes from Baseline Numerical Rating Scale at one month. Changes from Baseline Numerical Rating Scale at three months

Secondary Outcomes (14)

• McGiII Pain Questionnaire (MPQ)

  Changes from Baseline McGiII Pain Questionnaire at one month. Changes from Baseline McGiII Pain Questionnaire at three months

• The Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire

  Changes from Baseline Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire at one month and three months

• Beck Depression Inventory

  Changes from Baseline Beck Depression Inventory at one month. Changes from Baseline Beck Depression Inventory at three months

• Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire (DN4)

  Changes from Baseline Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire at one month. Changes from Baseline Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire at three months

• Pressure Algometer (kg/cm2)

  Changes from Baseline Pressure Algometer at one month. Changes from Baseline Pressure Algometer at three months

Study Arms (2)

Treatment Traditional and Motor Imaginary Program

EXPERIMENTAL

Amputees patients also conservative protocol will undergo physiotherapy techniques work Motor Imaginary Program, based on a system of two videos that allow the patient to recreate the "normal" way. The first video will include two sequences of a harmonic gear that will allow the patient to examine, with the physiotherapist, the characteristics of the different body segments involved in locomotion and place the member in space. The second video include an analysis in five phases. This protocol will be applied 3 days a week (25-30minutos) for one month.

Other: Treatment Traditional and Imaginary Motor Program

Treatment Traditional and Mirror Therapy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Amputees patients also conservative protocol will undergo physical therapy techniques mirror therapy work. The protocol will consist of mirror therapy sessions three days a week (25-30 minutes) for a month, where participants will move the intact limb looking in the mirror and imagining the movement of the limb with phantom sensation.

Other: Treatment Traditional and Mirror Therapy

Interventions

Treatment Traditional and Imaginary Motor Program OTHER

Amputees patients also conservative protocol will undergo physiotherapy techniques work Imaginary Motor. The first video will include two sequences of a harmonic gear that will allow the patient to examine, with the physiotherapist, the characteristics of the different body segments involved in locomotion and place the member in space. The second video include an analysis in five phases: a) relaxation of Benson, b) phase external imagination where cycles of normal running on a video provided by the physiotherapist, c) phase internal imagination where the patient will identify the problem discussed compared with the normal course presented in the video, d) recreation of images in the first person made an e normalized locomotion) closing his eyes, prompted the patient to mentally recreate sequences normal gait and analyzed and subsequently verbalize differences of these with respect to their own way of getting around.

Treatment Traditional and Motor Imaginary Program

Treatment Traditional and Mirror Therapy OTHER

Amputees patients also conservative protocol will undergo physiotherapy techniques mirror therapy work. The protocol will consist of mirror therapy sessions three days a week (25-30 minutes) for a month, where participants will move the intact limb looking in the mirror and imagining the movement of the limb with phantom sensation.

Treatment Traditional and Mirror Therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Pain in the stump area ≥ 3 months, no intermittent
• Have three months elapsed amputation,
• Submit subjective sensation of phantom limb not blinking

You may not qualify if:

• Clinical signs of radiculopathy.
• Lumbar stenosis, fibromyalgia, spondylolisthesis.
• History of spinal surgery.
• Corticosteroid therapy in the past two weeks.
• Disease of the central nervous system or peripheral.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad de Almeria: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hospital de Puerto Real

Cadiz, 11510, Spain

Location

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MeSH Terms

Interventions

Mirror Movement Therapy

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation; Therapeutics

Study Officials

• Adelaida María Castro-Sánchez, PhD

  Universidad de Almeria

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD,

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 21, 2016
• First Posted: May 4, 2016
• Study Start: January 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2019
• Study Completion: October 1, 2019
• Last Updated: October 14, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

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