A Pilot Study to Investigate the Effect of Motor Imagery on Dynamic Balance of Asymptomatic Students

NCT03376334 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: U/SERC/40/2014
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 25
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study intended to investigate the effect of imagining a movement task on dynamic balance of sedentary university students. Two groups with good mental imaging ability were studied; one group receiving instructions on mental imagery and the other served as a control receiving no particular intervention. Any improvement in the balance ability was measured using the star excursion balance test (SEBT); for it has good to excellent test-retest reliability and validity as established by several researchers.

Conditions

Balance

Keywords

Mental motor imagery; SEBT

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Dynamic Balance

  Ability to balance while performing a task i.e. lower limb reach distance is various directions measured using star excursion balance test

  24 days

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Time for improvement in balance

  7 to 24 days

Study Arms (2)

Motor Imagery (MI)

EXPERIMENTAL

Those meeting the inclusion criteria were selected (n=22). Each participant was necessary to complete the Movement Imagery Questionnaire in a quiet room. Finally, each participant assigned a score by using a 7-point scale regarding the ease/difficulty associated with representing each movement mentally. Next their baseline balance measurement was performed using the SEBT. Later this group had 9 motor imagery sessions, each session for 15 minutes, 3 sessions (alternate days) per week for a total of 3 weeks. Reassessment of balance was done after every 3 sessions.

Other: Mental Motor Imagery

Control (C)

NO INTERVENTION

Those meeting the inclusion criteria were selected (n=10). Baseline measurement of SEBT was done on day 1, end of week 1, end of week 2 and end of week 3.

Interventions

Mental Motor Imagery OTHER

Motor Imagery (MI)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• No prior involvement in any physical or mental balance training
• Good mental imaging ability as determined using the motor imagery questionnaire

You may not qualify if:

• neuromusculoskeletal condition that may alter balance
• vestibular disorders or VBA related disorders
• painful conditions of the body
• H/o seizure, schizophrenia, meningitis, migraine, diplopia, spinal injuries, lower extremity injuries

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Cheras, Selangor, 43000, Malaysia

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Hosseini SA, Fallahpour M, Sayadi M, Gharib M, Haghgoo H. The impact of mental practice on stroke patients' postural balance. J Neurol Sci. 2012 Nov 15;322(1-2):263-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.07.030. Epub 2012 Aug 1.

  PMID: 22857987 RESULT

Study Officials

• PRAMOD D SHENOY, MPT

  Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Yee Mun Chang

  Alumnus of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The outcome assessor (using balance test) was not aware of neither the group to which the subject belonged nor to the baseline values of the subjects' balance score
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Mr

Model Details: One group received Mental Motor Imagery training, and the other group acted as a control with no specific intervention.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 12, 2017
• First Posted: December 18, 2017
• Study Start: October 2, 2014
• Primary Completion: May 25, 2015
• Study Completion: May 25, 2015
• Last Updated: December 18, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

MY (1)