Effects of Motor Imagery on Autonomic Function

NCT04171271 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2019-GOKAE-1150
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 54
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Most studies on motor imagery suggested the effects of motor imagery are related to neuroplastic changes in the brain. In addition to that the neuroplastic changes, it is thought that motor imagery can alter metabolic responses just like in actual exercise. However, the level of evidence about the effect of motor imagery on autonomic functions is limited. The aims of this study;

1. 1.The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effects of activating and relaxing kinesthetic motor imagery on autonomic function in healthy individuals and to compare these two methods.
2. 2.The secondary aim of this study is to explore the effects of these methods on motor imagery skills of individuals will also be investigated.

Conditions

Motor Imagery Training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Feasibility of the methods - minimum recruitment rate

  A minimum recruitment rate of 10 participants per month will be accepted as feasiable.

  through Study Completion, an Average of 8 Months

• Feasibility of the methods - minimum retention rate

  A target retention rate of 80% will be accepted as feasiable.

  through Study Completion, an Average of 8 Months

• Feasibility of the methods - minimum adherence rate

  A target minimum adherence rate of 70% of the overall practice sessions will be accepted as feasiable.

  through Study Completion, an Average of 8 Months

• Feasibility of the methods - adverse events

  A record sheet was prepared for possible adverse events during the tests and intervention. It includes information about seriousness, expectedness, severity, causality, time, duration of the event and clinical action taken. The numbers of adverse events will be reported.

  through Study Completion, an Average of 8 Months

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Edinburgh Handedness Inventory

  at Baseline

• Movement Imagery Questionnaire-Revised

  Change from Baseline at 2 Weeks

• Mental chronometry for walking task

  Change from Baseline at 2 Weeks

• Mental chronometry for writing task

  Change from Baseline at 2 Weeks

• Hand Laterality Judgement Measurement

  Change from Baseline at 2 Weeks

Study Arms (3)

Activating kinesthetic motor imagery training

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Activating kinesthetic motor imagery training

Relaxing kinesthetic motor imagery training

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Behavioral: Relaxing kinesthetic motor imagery training

Control (no specific intervention)

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Activating kinesthetic motor imagery training BEHAVIORAL

Participants in the activating kinesthetic motor imagery training group will imagine high effort exercises (e.g. planking, boxing, jumping, squats, push-ups) in the sessions in home using the study audio-video motor imagery script for 5 times per week; 17 min per day for 2 weeks. Phone calls will be performed for support and as a reminder for the assessment (after one week).

Activating kinesthetic motor imagery training

Relaxing kinesthetic motor imagery training BEHAVIORAL

Participants in the relaxing kinesthetic motor imagery training group will imagine relaxing (low effort) exercises (e.g. breathing exercises, stretching, body awareness exercises) in home using the study audio-video motor imagery script 5 times per week; 17 min per day for 2 weeks. Phone calls will be performed for support and as a reminder for the assessment (after one week).

Relaxing kinesthetic motor imagery training

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Being healthy (not having any known chronic disease)
• Volunteer to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Pregnancy
• Previous disorder/surgery history that can alter physical performance

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Izmir Katip Celebi University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Izmir Katip Celebi University

Izmir, 35620, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

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: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 18, 2019
• First Posted: November 20, 2019
• Study Start: November 21, 2019
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2020
• Study Completion: March 31, 2020
• Last Updated: February 17, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-02

Locations

TU (1)