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Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

NCT number NCT02725450
Other study ID # ESE IPCB
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received March 23, 2016
Last updated March 31, 2016
Start date March 2014
Est. completion date September 2015

Study information

Verified date March 2016
Source Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Portugal: Data Protection Agency
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The main purpose of this study is to ascertain whether the application of Motor Imagery together with normal practice improves fine motor skills in disabled individuals.


Description:

Imagery is a cognitive process that can play an important role on the planning and execution of different movements or actions. The main purpose of this study is to ascertain whether the application of Motor Imagery together with normal practice improves fine motor skills in disabled individuals. In this study participated 42 subjects of both genders with disabilities, with a mean age of 37 (SD=12). Subjects were randomly divided in two groups: a control group and an experimental one. The study procedures were applied on five different tasks of the Psychomotor Battery of fine motor skills (BPM). This instrument was applied in two stages, at the beginning of the study (pretest) and at the end of the 4 weeks (posttest). Both groups performed the tasks twice a week for a month. Motor imagery sessions were added on in the experimental group. Participants on the experimental group were asked to mentally imagine themselves recreating tasks they had performed earlier on the initial assessment. For the analysis of the results, descriptive and inferential statistics were used. The T-test for independent samples, and the T-test for paired samples were applied.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 42
Est. completion date September 2015
Est. primary completion date February 2015
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years to 68 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- institutionalized individuals

- individuals with disabilities who were able to perform motor tasks

Exclusion Criteria:

- individuals with hearing disability

- individuals with visual disability

- individuals without motor autonomy

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Motor Imagery + Psychomotor Battery of fine motor skills
Subjects were randomly divided in two groups: a control group and an experimental one. The study procedures were applied on five different tasks of the Psychomotor Battery of fine motor skills (BPM). This instrument was applied in two stages, at the beginning of the study (pretest) and at the end of the 4 weeks (posttest). Both groups performed the tasks twice a week for a month. Motor imagery sessions were added on in the experimental group. Participants on the experimental group were asked to mentally imagine themselves recreating tasks they had performed earlier on the initial assessment.
Psychomotor Battery of fine motor skills Practice
Subjects were randomly divided in two groups: in the control group were applied on five different tasks of the Psychomotor Battery of fine motor skills (BPM). This instrument was applied in two stages, at the beginning of the study (pretest) and at the end of the 4 weeks (posttest). Both groups performed the tasks twice a week for a month.

Locations

Country Name City State
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Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Fine Motor Skill evaluated with Bateria Psicomotora (BPM) 16 weeks No