Comparison of Embedded and Added Motor Imagery Training in Patients After Stroke
NCT ID: NCT00858910
Last Updated: 2013-10-25
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE2
90 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2009-03-31
2010-05-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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A third groups serves a control group (CG) to investigate the effect of the intervention versus a group with a control intervention.
Additionally, semi-structured interviews before and after the intervention will give an insight in the patient's experience with motor imagery (MI), their expectations regarding the intervention and their opinions about MI after the intervention.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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EG1: embedded MI
Experimental group 1:
Participants receive motor imagery (MI) training included in 45min physiotherapy, 3 times per week for 2 weeks.
Motor imagery (MI) training
MI training encloses the internal rehearsal of a known motor skill without any overt motor output.
EG2: added MI
Experimental group 2:
Participants receive a 15 minutes motor imagery (MI) training added to a 30 min physiotherapy session, 3 times a week for two weeks.
Motor imagery (MI) training
MI training encloses the internal rehearsal of a known motor skill without any overt motor output.
CG
Control group:
Participants receive a 15 min control intervention added to their 30 min physiotherapy session, 3 times a week for two weeks.
Control intervention
The control intervention encloses relaxation and breathing exercises, and information about:
* the disease (stroke),
* therapy options,
* self-help groups and their offers for support,
* helping aids for independent living at home.
Interventions
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Motor imagery (MI) training
MI training encloses the internal rehearsal of a known motor skill without any overt motor output.
Control intervention
The control intervention encloses relaxation and breathing exercises, and information about:
* the disease (stroke),
* therapy options,
* self-help groups and their offers for support,
* helping aids for independent living at home.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Outpatients or leaving inpatients 3 months after stroke
* Ability to stand with or without a cane for at least 30 sec on a normal hard floor
* Ability to walk for 20 metres with or without a cane or an orthosis
* MMSE with at least 20 points
* Age older than 18 years
* Signed written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
* Limiting pain in the upper or lower body
* Limiting range of motion (ROM) in the hip, knee, ankle joint or toes
* Body weight more than 90 kilograms
* Compromised mental capacity to give written informed consent
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Oxford Brookes University
OTHER
Reha Rheinfelden
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Reha Rheinfelden
Locations
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Rehabilitation centre: Reha Rheinfelden
Rheinfelden, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland
Countries
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References
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Zimmermann-Schlatter A, Schuster C, Puhan MA, Siekierka E, Steurer J. Efficacy of motor imagery in post-stroke rehabilitation: a systematic review. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2008 Mar 14;5:8. doi: 10.1186/1743-0003-5-8.
Schuster C, Butler J, Andrews B, Kischka U, Ettlin T. Comparison of embedded and added motor imagery training in patients after stroke: results of a randomised controlled pilot trial. Trials. 2012 Jan 23;13:11. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-11.
Schuster C, Butler J, Andrews B, Kischka U, Ettlin T. Comparison of embedded and added motor imagery training in patients after stroke: study protocol of a randomised controlled pilot trial using a mixed methods approach. Trials. 2009 Oct 22;10:97. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-10-97.
Other Identifiers
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2008/077
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id