Effects of Action Observation and Motor Imagery on Orofacial Sensorimotor Variables

Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Action Observation and Motor Imagery on Orofacial Sensorimotor Variables

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04022174
• Other study ID #: uammadrid10
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 12, 2019
• Est. completion date: August 15, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: July 2019
• Source: Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
• Contact: Roy La Touche
• Phone: +349174019803
• Email: roylatouche[@]yahoo.es
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of different dosages of action observation (AO) and motor imagery (MI) combined with an orofacial exercise program on pain pressure thresholds, lingual endurance and perceived exertion in asymptomatic subjects.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: August 15, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: August 12, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. healthy individuals with no pain

2. aged between 18 and 65 years

3. subjects with correct masticatory function and labial and lingual mobility

Exclusion Criteria:

1. individuals who presented systemic, cardiorespiratory, central nervous system or rheumatic diseases, or those who presented any musculoskeletal or craniocervical pathology

2. underage individuals

3. individuals with orofacial pain or temporomandibular disorders at the time of the study

4. subjects' complaint of toothache or tenderness to percussion.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pain

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Moderate dosage training of action Observation and Motor imagery
Motor imagery and action observation of orofacial exercises with moderate dosage
• Intensive dosage training of action observation and motor imagery
Motor imagery and action observation of the orofacial exercises with intensive dosage

Biological:
• Intensive dosage orofacial exercises
Orofacial exercises with high intensity

Behavioral:
• Moderate dosage orofacial exercises
Orofacial exercises with moderate intensity

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	CSEU La Salle	Madrid

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain pressure thresholds (PPTs)	PPT is defined as the minimal amount of pressure where a sense of pressure first changes to pain. The mechanical pressure algometer (Force Ten TM FDX Digital Force Gage) used in this study consisted of a round rubber disk (area, 1 cm2) attached to a pressure (force) gauge. The gauge displays values in kilograms but, because the surface of the rubber tip is 1 cm2, the readings are expressed in kg/cm2. The range of values of the pressure algometer is 0 to 10 kg, with 0.1-kg divisions. The pressure was applied at a rate of 0.31 kg/second (Chesterton et al. 2007).	Change from baseline and immediately post-intervention
Primary	Lingual muscle endurance	Lingual muscle endurance is assessed using the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI) (Adams et al. 2015). The measurement of muscular endurance was carried out by placing a plastic bulb with oblong air content on the hard palate, posterior to the central incisor teeth. The participants were asked to elevate the lingual (through anterior and posterior lingual region) to press the instrument with the maximum possible force for 3 seconds, while monitoring the force exerted, quantified in Newtons Adams et al. (2015) found moderate to strong reliability for anterior (ICC: 0.58-0.77) and posterior (ICC 0.77-0.84) tongue strength.	Change from baseline and immediately post-intervention
Primary	Perceived exertion	The Borg scale of perceived effort measures the entire range of effort that the individual perceives when exercising. This scale gives criteria to make adjustments to the intensity of exercise, that is. To the workload, and thus predict and dictate the different intensities of exercise in sports and in medical rehabilitation (BORG, 1982). It can also be used in athletics, astronautics, industry and military environments, as well as in everyday situations. The concept of perceived effort is a subjective evaluation that indicates the subject's opinion regarding the intensity of the work carried out (MORGAN, 1973). The subject doing the exercise must designate a number, from 1 to 20, to represent the subjective sensation of the amount of work performed and higher values represent more perceived exertion	Change from baseline and immediately post-intervention