NCT05992207

Utilization of Motor Imagery Training for Improvement of Balance of Ataxic Children After Medulloblastoma Resection

Motor Imagery Training for Improvement of Balance of Ataxic Children

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 9 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Background: after resection of medulloblastoma in children they suffer from signs and symptoms of ataxia which impedes their activities of daily living. purpose: to investigate the effect motor imagery training on balance, severity of ataxia and gait parameters on children after resection of medulloblastoma. Methods: Fifty children surfing from cerebellar ataxia after medulloblastoma resection were selected from tumors hospital of Cairo University, their age ranged from seven to nine years old, they were randomly assigned into two matched control and study groups. The control groups received the selected physical therapy program while, the study group received motor imaginary training in addition to the selected physical therapy program. Both groups were evaluated by ataxic rating scale, pediatric berg balance scale and kinematic gait analysis by kinovea software.

Detailed description

Motor imagery is an effective method to enhance motor performance applied in rehabilitation programs it did not impose a physical load on patients, was confirmed through clinical evidence from meta#analysis. Motor imagery means thinking in motor task with executing it to activate motor cortical areas as 25% of the brain neurons are mirror neurons and fire by thinking.

Conditions

• Cerebellar Ataxia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	motor imaginary training	Each child shown a video of 5 minutes of illustrating normal movements while the child resting in semi#reclined sitting in quiet room in front the screen. Children then asked to close their eyes and imagine practicing the task like the illustrative video. Repetition of the exercises depend on the children ranging from 5 to 10 repetitions per exercise.
OTHER	physical therapy training	facilitation of balance and protective reactions from standing position, standing on one leg, weight shifting from standing, squat to standing, strengthening exercises for trunk muscles and for upper and lower extremities musculatures, gait training activities for correction of gait pattern

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-01-21
• Primary completion: 2023-05-18
• Completion: 2023-06-30
• First posted: 2023-08-15
• Last updated: 2023-08-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt