Predictors of Motor İmagery Performance in Cerebral Palsy

NCT07002567 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: BAIBU-FTR-SAT-11
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 54
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 3

Brief Summary

There are very few studies in the literature examining the effect of age on motor imagery ability in children with cerebral palsy. To our knowledge, no studies have investigated the impact of other related factors. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of age, sex, body mass index, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level, and Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) level on motor imagery abilities in children with cerebral palsy. H1-1: Age has an effect on motor imagery abilities in children with cerebral palsy. H1-2: Sex has an effect on motor imagery abilities in children with cerebral palsy. H1-3: Clinical type has an effect on motor imagery abilities in children with cerebral palsy. H1-4: Body mass index has an effect on motor imagery abilities in children with cerebral palsy. H1-5: GMFCS level has an effect on motor imagery abilities in children with cerebral palsy. H1-6: MACS level has an effect on motor imagery abilities in children with cerebral palsy.

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy (CP); Spasticity; Motor Learning

Keywords

MOTOR İMAGERY; CEREBRAL PALSY; UPPER EXTREMİTY; PHYSIOTHERAPY

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Explicit motor imagery -1

  Box and block test,Participants were first asked to pass the maximum number of wooden blocks to the other side of the wooden box in 60 seconds, three times for each hand. The actual number of movement blocks was obtained by calculating the average of 3 applications. Then, each participant was asked to visually pass the maximum number of wooden blocks to the other side of the wooden box without moving, three times for both hands. While visualizing, the participants pressed the button in front of them for each wooden block they placed, thus the number of wooden blocks they imagined passing to the other side was seen. The number of imaged movement blocks was obtained by taking the average of 3 applications. The number of wooden blocks passed with actual movement and imagined movement was compared.

  2 years

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Explicit motor imagery - 2

  2 years

• Explicit motor imagery - 3

  2 years

• Implicit motor imagery

  2 years

Study Arms (2)

Unilateral cerebral palsy

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a group of permanent disorders in activity limitation, motor and posture development due to non-progressive damage to the developing fetus or infant brain. In spastic unilateral CP, involvement occurs unilaterally in one half of the body.

Other: Implicit motor imagery; Other: Explicit motor imagery

Bilateral cerebral palsy

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a group of permanent disorders in activity limitation, motor and posture development due to non-progressive damage to the developing fetus or infant brain. In spastic bilateral CP, involvement is seen bilaterally in all 4 extremities.

Other: Implicit motor imagery; Other: Explicit motor imagery

Interventions

Implicit motor imagery OTHER

Implicit motor imagery is the ability to engage with the projection and manipulation of the body schema from a first-person perspective. Implicit motor imagery skills were evaluated Recognize App Recognize Hand Hand Laterality Task with, developed by NOI group. (http://www.noigroup.com/ Recognise).

Bilateral cerebral palsy; Unilateral cerebral palsy

Explicit motor imagery OTHER

In explicit motor imagery, the person simulates a specific motor movement, that is, the individual is aware that she is imagining the movement.Explicit motor imagery skills were evaluated with Movement Imagery Questionnaire for Children (MIQ-C), mental chronometry and box block test.

Bilateral cerebral palsy; Unilateral cerebral palsy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

This study included between the ages 6 and 18 years 27 children with unilateral and 27 bilateral cerebral palsy with level 1 or 2 according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), Manual Ability Classification System (MACS),

You may qualify if:

• year olds diagnosed with spastic type unilateral and bilateral diplegia CP,
• Those with Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level I - II,
• Hand Skill Classification System (EBSS) level I-II,
• Children with a Mini-Mental Test score of at least 24 points,
• Those with IQ \<70, Those who can understand the guidelines of the study

You may not qualify if:

• Those with advanced vision, hearing and attention problems,
• Those with advanced cardiovascular or cognitive problems,
• Upper extremity botulinum toxin administration and surgery in the last 6 months,
• Those who have received MI training in the last 6 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Abant Izzet Baysal University: lead

Study Sites (3)

Kdz. Ereğli Gökkuşağı Özel Eğitim ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi

Zonguldak, Ereğli, 67300, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University

Bolu, Gölköy, 14000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Düzce Gökkuşağı Özel Eğitim ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi

Düzce, Merkez, 81100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy; Muscle Spasticity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Damage, Chronic; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Muscle Hypertonia; Neuromuscular Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Central Study Contacts

Seda AYAZ TAŞ, Phd

CONTACT

05495458040; seda.ayaztas@ibu.edu.tr

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 24, 2025
• First Posted: June 3, 2025
• Study Start: July 4, 2025
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2025
• Study Completion: November 1, 2025
• Last Updated: July 4, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (3)