A Pilot Study to Investigate the Effect of Motor Imagery on Dynamic Balance of Asymptomatic Students

Balance Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Pilot Study to Investigate the Effect of Motor Imagery on Dynamic Balance of Asymptomatic University Students: An Experimental Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03376334
• Other study ID #: U/SERC/40/2014
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 12, 2017
• Last updated: December 12, 2017
• Start date: October 2, 2014
• Est. completion date: May 25, 2015

Study information

• Verified date: December 2017
• Source: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study intended to investigate the effect of imagining a movement task on dynamic balance of sedentary university students. Two groups with good mental imaging ability were studied; one group receiving instructions on mental imagery and the other served as a control receiving no particular intervention. Any improvement in the balance ability was measured using the star excursion balance test (SEBT); for it has good to excellent test-retest reliability and validity as established by several researchers.

Description:

Motor imagery (MI) refers to a cognitive process during which the representation of a specific motor action is internally simulated without producing an overt body movement. Motor imagery is now widely used as a technique to enhance motor learning and to enhance recovery during rehabilitation of various conditions such as sports injuries, stroke, etc. Several studies have also shown improvement in strength, function, and use of both upper and lower extremities in chronic stroke. Present study aimed to identify its effectiveness in improving dynamic balance of individuals without any clinical problem. Such improvement, if any, may be useful in early balance and proprioceptive training during the maximum protection phase of joint injuries, fractures, or even rehabilitation of other clinical conditions affecting balance. It may have benefits in maintaining / improving movements in athletes after injuries as well as the general less active population, including the elderly population.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 25
• Est. completion date: May 25, 2015
• Est. primary completion date: May 25, 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• No prior involvement in any physical or mental balance training

• Good mental imaging ability as determined using the motor imagery questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria:

• neuromusculoskeletal condition that may alter balance

• vestibular disorders or VBA related disorders

• painful conditions of the body

• H/o seizure, schizophrenia, meningitis, migraine, diplopia, spinal injuries, lower extremity injuries

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Balance

Intervention

Other:
• Mental Motor Imagery

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Malaysia	Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman	Cheras	Selangor

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Malaysia, 

References & Publications (1)

Hosseini SA, Fallahpour M, Sayadi M, Gharib M, Haghgoo H. The impact of mental practice on stroke patients' postural balance. J Neurol Sci. 2012 Nov 15;322(1-2):263-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.07.030. Epub 2012 Aug 1. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Dynamic Balance	Ability to balance while performing a task i.e. lower limb reach distance is various directions measured using star excursion balance test	24 days
Secondary	Time for improvement in balance	Time required to observe a significant improvement in balance	7 to 24 days