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NCT Number: NCT04086563

Effects of Motor Imagery in Pain Modulation and Median Nerve Mechanosensitive in Healthy Patients

The aim of this study are 1) to determinate the effectiveness of motor imagery or strength training in differens aspects of pain modulation. 2) evaluate the functional improvement of the hand by a motor imagery protocol.

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Key information

Conditions

Median Nerve Injury

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Alcorcón, Madrid, 28922, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy

Exclusion criteria

  • be under 18
  • any pathology which provoke pain.

Treatment and study plan

Action Observation

Other

look at a clip of a hand doing neurodynamic exercises.

Mirror Therapy

Other

With a mirror glasses on, do the neurodynamic exercises with the non-dominant hand while the patient is looking at the dominant hand

Neurodynamic exercises

Other

active movement of the dominant hand. Do neurodynamic exercises.

Strength

Other

Execute a short strength training for the dominant hand

Primary outcomes

  1. Conditioned pain modulation

    Time frame: Change from baseline at 2 weeks

    Diffused noxious inhibitory control system will be measure with tourniquet test

  2. Pressure pain threshold

    Time frame: Change from baseline at 2 weeks

    Three consecutive trials of pressure pain threshold on the active trigger point at a rate of 1 kg/sec at intervals of 30 seconds were conducted.

  3. Cold hyperalgesia

    Time frame: Change from baseline at 2 weeks

    10 seconds of a cold pack and after that, rating the pain from 0 to 10

  4. Neural mechanosensitive

    Time frame: Change from baseline at 2 weeks

    Upper Limb Neurodynamic test 1 (ULNT1)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Strength_grip

    Time frame: Change from baseline at 2 weeks

    grip strength without pain

  2. Imagine movement capacity

    Time frame: Change from baseline at 2 weeks

    testing the capacity of imagine that their own body is movement. Movement Imagery Questionnaire-Revised (MIQ-R questionaire).

    top score 56 and bottom score 8. The higher values indicates a better outcome.

  3. Psychological factors_Anxiety

    Time frame: Change from baseline at 2 weeks

    State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-T). Top score 60 and bottom score 0. The higher values indicate worst outcomes.

  4. Psychological factors_Depression

    Time frame: Change from baseline at 2 weeks

    Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). the scores goes from 0 to 63. The higher values indicate worst outcomes.

    Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II)

    Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II)

  5. Psychological factors_Kinesiophobia

    Time frame: Change from baseline at 2 weeks

    Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia. Total scores goes from 11 to 44.The higher values indicate worst outcomes.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Sep 11, 2019
Registry last updated
Jun 8, 2021

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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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