Effects of Motor Imagery on Motor Learning and Motor Retention in Octogenarian.

Aging Clinical Trial

— IMAge-8  

Official title:

Effects of Motor Imagery on Motor Learning and Motor Retention in Octogenarian "IMAge-8".

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04018196
• Other study ID #: 18CH128
• Secondary ID: 2018-A02365-50
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 9, 2019
• Est. completion date: February 15, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: March 2022
• Source: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Aging is associated with impairments in cognitive function, particularly motor learning and memorizing, impacting functional capacities. Older adults are still able to learn new skills but at a slower rate, and they forget quickly the new-learned skill because of an alteration in motor memory. Motor imagery, which is a mental simulation of an action without actual execution, has been demonstrated to improve performance in young adults and stabilize performance after a short break in older adults. However, in very old adults (>80 years old) for whom the decline in motor and cognitive functions is greater, it is unknown whether motor imagery training during a short break is still efficient. Previous studies on old adults were performed on upper limb muscles. Because aging differentially affects upper and lower limb muscles, the present study will aim to explore the effects of motor imagery on motor memorizing in both upper and lower limb muscles.

Description:

The primary purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness of motor imagery to improve the performance of very old people (> 80 years) through learning a task of the upper limbs.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 84
• Est. completion date: February 15, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: February 14, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 80 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being part of the Proof cohort
• Signed written consent form
• Affiliated to social security

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pathology or chirurgical intervention causing locomotor disorder
• Neurological or psychic pathology
• Use psychotropic drugs
• Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) < 20

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Aging

Intervention

Other:
• motor imagery as training manual task
They will have a motor imagery as training manual task for 30 minutes. They will have 3 tests for performing manual task before training (pretest) and after training (post-test).
• motor imagery as training motor task
They will have a motor imagery as training motor task for 30 minutes before performing this task. They will have 3 tests for performing motor task before training (pretest) and after training (post-test).
• emotionally neutral film as training of manual task
They will have to watch an emotionally neutral as training manual task for 30 minutes before performing this task. They will have 3 tests for performing manual task before training (pretest) and after training (post-test).
• emotionally neutral film as training of motor task
They will have to watch an emotionally neutral as training motor task for 30 minutes before performing this task. They will have 3 tests for performing motor task before training (pretest) and after training (post-test).

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	CHU Saint-Etienne	Saint-Étienne

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Performance at the manual task (Nine Hole Peg Test (NHPT)) (s)	Comparison of performance at the manual task (Nine Hole Peg Test (NHPT)) results in post-test between experimental and control group. Measured in seconds when performing manual task.	Day: 0
Secondary	Performance at the motor task (s)	Comparison of performance at the motor task (hopscotch) results pre-test and post-test between experimental and control group.; Measured in number of tests.	Day: 7
Secondary	Learning capacity of manual task (Nine Hole Peg Test (NHPT))	Comparison of manual task (Nine Hole Peg Test (NHPT)) results between pre-test and post-test.; Measured in seconds.	Day: 0
Secondary	Learning capacity of motor task (hopscotch)	Comparison of motor task (hopscotch) results between pre-test and post-test. Measured in number of tests.	Day: 7
Secondary	Test of 6 minutes walking (m)	Comparison of test of 6 minutes walking results between experimental and control group. Measured in meters.	Day: 0
Secondary	Test of Get-up-and-Go (s)	Comparison of test of Get-up-and-Go results between experimental and control group.; For test of Get-up-and-Go, participants will be asked to stand from a seated position, walk 3 meters at their usual pace, turn around, walk back to the chair, and sit down.; Measured in seconds when performing test.	Day: 0