Effects of Motor Imagery and Action Observation Training on Pain Perception in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-04-15

Study Completion Date

2019-06-30

Brief Summary

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This study evaluates the influence of motor imagery or action observation training on pain perception in patients with chronic neck pain. Perception of pain will be measured by the pain pressure threshold.

A group of patients will receive an action observation training of neck movements, another will receive a protocol of motor imagery of the same movements and the last group will be a placebo group, through the viewing of a documentary video.

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Detailed Description

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Motor imagery is defined as a dynamic mental process of an action, without its real motor execution. Action observation training consists of watching an action performed by someone else. Both motor imagery and action observation have been shown to produce a neurophysiological activation of the brain areas related to the planning and execution of voluntary movement in a manner that resembles how the action is performed in reality.

Both motor imagery and action observation are interventions that can generate adaptive neuroplastic changes on a cortical level, leading to a decrease in chronic pain. These rehabilitation techniques are used in pain treatment and impaired movement injuries that could be due to a nervous system alteration.

The effectiveness of motor imagery is controversial; several studies have presented unfavorable outcomes from this technique. Some variables, such as the duration of the sessions, the time employed the type of motor task or the number of sessions can influence the outcomes of these studies. Thus, it is necessary to clarify the controversial aspects of motor imagery, which lead us to perform this study.

Conditions

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Pain, Chronic

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Action Observation

This group receives an action observation training through the visualization of a video of cervical movements.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Action Observation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Action Observation training

Motor Imagery

This group receives an motor imagery through the imagery process of cervical movements.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Motor imagery

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Motor imagery protocol

Placebo Group

This group receives a placebo action observation training through the visualization of a video of a documentary video

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo Action observation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Placebo Action Observation

Interventions

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Action Observation

Action Observation training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Motor imagery

Motor imagery protocol

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Placebo Action observation

Placebo Action Observation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Men and women aged between 18 and 65 years
* Medical diagnosis of non specific chronic neck pain with more than 6 months of evolution of neck pain

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with rheumatic diseases, cervical hernia, cervical whiplash syndrome, neck surgeries o a history of arthrodesis
* Systemic diseases
* Vision, hearing or vestibular problems
* Severe trauma or a traffic accident that had an impact on the cervical area.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No