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NCT Number: NCT00858910

Comparison of Embedded and Added Motor Imagery Training in Patients After Stroke

The purpose of the study is to examine if patients in the embedded motor imagery (MI) training group (EG1) need less time to perform the motor task than patients in the added MI training group (EG2).

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Key information

Conditions

Stroke Brain Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Nervous System Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Rehabilitation centre: Reha Rheinfelden

Rheinfelden, Canton of Aargau, 4310, Switzerland

About this study

The purpose of the study is to examine if patients in the embedded MI training into physiotherapy (EG1) need less time to perform the motor task than patients in the added MI training to physiotherapy (EG2).

A third groups serves a control group (CG) to investigate the effect of the intervention versus a group with a control intervention.

Additionally, semi-structured interviews before and after the intervention will give an insight in the patient's experience with motor imagery (MI), their expectations regarding the intervention and their opinions about MI after the intervention.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients after a first-ever ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke
  • Outpatients or leaving inpatients 3 months after stroke
  • Ability to stand with or without a cane for at least 30 sec on a normal hard floor
  • Ability to walk for 20 metres with or without a cane or an orthosis
  • MMSE with at least 20 points
  • Age older than 18 years
  • Signed written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Joint replacements (knee, hip, shoulder)
  • Limiting pain in the upper or lower body
  • Limiting range of motion (ROM) in the hip, knee, ankle joint or toes
  • Body weight more than 90 kilograms
  • Compromised mental capacity to give written informed consent

Treatment and study plan

Motor imagery (MI) training

Other

MI training encloses the internal rehearsal of a known motor skill without any overt motor output.

Control intervention

Other

The control intervention encloses relaxation and breathing exercises, and information about:

  • the disease (stroke),
  • therapy options,
  • self-help groups and their offers for support,
  • helping aids for independent living at home.

Primary outcomes

  1. Time in seconds to perform a motor task: "Going down, laying on the floor and getting up again."

    Time frame: 2 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Further outcome measures: - Help needed to perform the task, scored on a 7-item scale (1 total help, 7 completely independent) - Stage of motor task (one out of 13 possible stages)

    Time frame: 2 weeks

  2. Motor impairment and independence measured with the extended Barthel index (EBI).

    Time frame: 2 weeks

  3. Balance measured with the Berg Balance Scale (BBS).

    Time frame: 2 weeks

  4. Motor imagery ability measured with the kinesthetic and visual motor imagery questionnaire (KVIQ) and the 'Imaprax 1.1' software.

    Time frame: 2 weeks

  5. Fear of falling (FOF) is measured with the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC-scale).

    Time frame: 2 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Reha Rheinfelden

Other

Collaborators

  • Oxford Brookes University

Registry information

Official study title

Comparison of Embedded and Added Motor Imagery Training to Improve a Motor Skill in Patients After Stroke: a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial Using a Mixed Methods Approach

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Mar 10, 2009
Registry last updated
Oct 25, 2013

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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