NCT05526612

The Effects of Motor Imagery Training and Physical Practice on Upper Extremity Motor Function in Patients With Stroke

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Biruni University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to compare the effects of specific functional task-oriented motor imagery training combined with the Bobath Therapeutic Approach and physical practice after imagery on upper extremity motor function in stroke patients.

Detailed description

Motor imagery (MI) is the mental rehearsal of motor abilities to improve function. Thus, imagery provides both the learning of the new movement and the improvement of the quality of movement by repeating the known activities.the investigators These neurophysiological findings obtained in recent years have popularized the use of motor imagery approach in the rehabilitation of stroke patients. 32 stroke patients aged 50-75 years will be included in the study. Cases will be randomized into 2 groups. In our study, a treatment program will be applied with a physiotherapist for a total of 8 weeks, 2 days a week. The first group in the treatment program; Motor imagery will be performed with the Bobath Therapeutic Approach (BTA+MI) and the second group will be physical practice of imagery activities after motor imagery with the Bobath Therapeutic Approach (BTA+MI+PP). Motor imagery activity was determined as 'eating activity'. The desired goal as a result of our work; the investigators think that motor imagery training on eating activity of stroke patients and physical practice used together will improve both the achievement of eating activity and upper extremity motor function.

Conditions

• Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Group 1 Motor imagery and Bobath Therapeutic Approach (BTA+MI)	Motor imagery (MI) is the mental rehearsal of motor abilities to improve function. Without revealing any movement in the body, the representation of the movement is created in the mind, the person imagines that he/she is performing the movement. Eating activity will be applied in motor imagery. Individualized therapy sessions in the Bobath Therapeutic Approach will also be received by the Physiotherapist along with Motor imagery. 2 days a week, 30 minutes session will be applied for a total of 8 weeks.
OTHER	Group 2 Motor imagery, Bobath Therapeutic Approach and Physical practice (BTA+MI+PP)	Individualized therapy sessions in the Bobath Therapeutic Approach with motor imagery will be performed by the physiotherapist, and in addition to these, 5 repetitions of the eating activity used in motor imagery will be practiced. 2 days a week, 30 minutes session will be applied for a total of 8 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-07-13
• Primary completion: 2022-08-13
• Completion: 2023-01-01
• First posted: 2022-09-02
• Last updated: 2022-09-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)