Effects of Motor Imagery and Action Observation in People With Multiple Sclerosis

NCT ID: NCT05377476

Last Updated: 2025-12-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-06-01

Study Completion Date

2024-06-01

Brief Summary

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It was planned to examine the effects of motor imagery and action observation applied in addition to standard rehabilitation in people with multiple sclerosis on walking, fatigue, and trunk control.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Multiple Sclerosis

Keywords

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Multiple Sclerosis Motor Imagery Action Observation Walking Fatigue Trunk Control

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Motor Imagery Group

Individuals included in this group will receive 20 minutes of motor imagery training in addition to 40 minutes of standard rehabilitation. Patients will be trained 3 days a week for 6 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Motor Imagery training

Intervention Type OTHER

Individuals included in this group will receive 20 minutes of motor imagery training in addition to 40 minutes of standard rehabilitation.

standard rehabilitation

Intervention Type OTHER

40 minutes of standard rehabilitation.

Action Observation Group

Individuals included in this group will receive 20 minutes of action observation training in addition to 40 minutes of standard rehabilitation. Patients will be trained 3 days a week for 6 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Action Observation training

Intervention Type OTHER

Individuals included in this group will receive 20 minutes of action observation training in addition to 40 minutes of standard rehabilitation.

standard rehabilitation

Intervention Type OTHER

40 minutes of standard rehabilitation.

Control Group

Individuals included in this group will receive only 40 minutes of standard rehabilitation. Patients will be trained 3 days a week for 6 weeks.

Group Type OTHER

standard rehabilitation

Intervention Type OTHER

40 minutes of standard rehabilitation.

Interventions

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Motor Imagery training

Individuals included in this group will receive 20 minutes of motor imagery training in addition to 40 minutes of standard rehabilitation.

Intervention Type OTHER

Action Observation training

Individuals included in this group will receive 20 minutes of action observation training in addition to 40 minutes of standard rehabilitation.

Intervention Type OTHER

standard rehabilitation

40 minutes of standard rehabilitation.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being between the ages of 18-65
* A definitive diagnosis of MS by a neurologist according to the 2017 McDonald Criteria
* Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score of 4.0 and below (it is determined routinely by the physician during the examination)
* Not having an attack in the last 3 months
* A minimum score of 4 in each motor imagery ability (internal visual imagery, external visual imagery, and kinesthetic imagery) on the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3 (MIQ-3)

Exclusion Criteria

* cognitive impairment, defined as a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of less than 24
* Having another musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, or neurological disease severe enough to preclude participation in the study.
* Having severe vision and hearing problems
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hacettepe University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Melike Sumeyye Ozen

Research Assistant

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Melike Sumeyye Ozen, M.Sc.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University

Locations

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Hacettepe University

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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2022-5

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id