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NCT Number: NCT03376334

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Balance

Age range

18 year–25 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Cheras, Selangor, 43000, Malaysia

About this study

Motor imagery (MI) refers to a cognitive process during which the representation of a specific motor action is internally simulated without producing an overt body movement. Motor imagery is now widely used as a technique to enhance motor learning and to enhance recovery during rehabilitation of various conditions such as sports injuries, stroke, etc. Several studies have also shown improvement in strength, function, and use of both upper and lower extremities in chronic stroke. Present study aimed to identify its effectiveness in improving dynamic balance of individuals without any clinical problem. Such improvement, if any, may be useful in early balance and proprioceptive training during the maximum protection phase of joint injuries, fractures, or even rehabilitation of other clinical conditions affecting balance. It may have benefits in maintaining / improving movements in athletes after injuries as well as the general less active population, including the elderly population.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

  • 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

Treatment and study plan

Mental Motor Imagery

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Dynamic Balance

    Time frame: 24 days

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

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time for improvement in balance

    Time frame: 7 to 24 days

    Time required to observe a significant improvement in balance

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Pilot Study to Investigate the Effect of Motor Imagery on Dynamic Balance of Asymptomatic University Students: An Experimental Study

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Dec 18, 2017
Registry last updated
Dec 18, 2017

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