Telerehabilitation-based Motor Imagery Training in Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

36 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-12-15

Study Completion Date

2025-12-01

Brief Summary

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When the field of neurorehabilitation is examined, most of the current physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches are based on real movements to stimulate damaged motor neural connections through neuroplasticity. However, since studies have shown that similar brain regions are activated during real movement with motor imagery, which is defined as imagining movement without actually revealing the movement, the findings of these studies suggest that motor functions can be improved through neuroplasticity, just like real movement. When the literature especially in the pediatric population is examined; The effectiveness of motor imagery training with children with cerebral palsy was examined and positive results were found. However, there are no such studies on children with DMD. In addition, telerehabilitation-based motor imagery training is a very rare treatment modality that requires further research. Therefore, the aim of the study is to investigate the effect of telerehabilitation-based motor imagery training on motor imagery ability, motor function and physical performance in children with DMD. The secondary aim of the study is to investigate the effects of telerehabilitation-based motor imagery training on psychosocial factors including fatigue and quality of life in children with DMD.

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Detailed Description

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The primary aims of this study are;

1. To determine the motor imagery ability in children with DMD and compare it with healthy children,
2. To investigate the effect of telerehabilitation-based motor imagery training on motor imagery ability, motor function and physical performance in children with DMD. The secondary aim of the study is to investigate the effects of telerehabilitation-based motor imagery training on psychosocial factors including fatigue and quality of life in children with DMD.

It is aimed that the data obtained as a result of this study will guide physiotherapists while preparing rehabilitation programs for DMD patients. When the literature is examined, it is reported that motor imagery training is used in many pediatric diseases such as cerebral palsy, brachial plexus, developmental coordination disorder and has positive effects. No study was found in which the effectiveness of motor imagery training was investigated in children with DMD. With this study, it is aimed to contribute to the literature by investigating the effects of motor imagery training to be applied to children with DMD on motor imagery skills, motor function and physical performance.

After determining the functional levels of the children with DMD included in our study according to the Brooke Lower Extremity Functional Classification, a stratified randomization method will be applied by a researcher who was not involved in the evaluation and treatment intervention based on these levels. Thus, patients with DMD will be divided into 2 groups as Group 1 and Group 2. The above-mentioned evaluations of children with DMD will be made twice, before and after the treatment, by a researcher other than the researcher who performed the patient selection and randomization. In order to compare the pre-educational motor imagery skills of children with DMD with healthy children, the group of healthy children will be evaluated only once and no training will be applied to this group.

The interventions to be applied to the groups in the study are summarized below;

Group 1 (children with DMD): Telerehabilitation-based physiotherapy program + telerehabilitation-based motor imagery training

Group 2 (children with DMD): Telerehabilitation-based physiotherapy program

Healthy child group: No intervention will be applied Sessions will be planned three (3) times a week for eight (8) weeks, and session times will be planned by considering the fatigue levels of the children and school hours.

Conditions

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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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Group 1

Telerehabilitation-based physiotherapy program + telerehabilitation-based motor imagery training Telerehabilitation-based physiotherapy program; Eight (8) weeks, three (3) sessions per week, 40 minutes, using an image-based rehabilitation system, by connecting volunteers with a physiotherapist online in their home environment. Telerehabilitation-based motor imagery training will only be applied to the treatment group by the same physiotherapist for 15-20 minutes in addition to the physiotherapy training, three (3) sessions per week for eight (8) weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

telerehabilitation-based motor imagery training

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Motor imagery is defined as the mental thinking of a movement without actual movement being revealed. Many of the currently available physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches are designed to stimulate damaged motor neural connections through neuroplasticity.

based on real movements. Studies have shown that similar brain regions are activated during motor imagery and real movement. By repeatedly visualizing the same movement, people can improve their motor activity skills such as lifting weights, playing the piano or performing surgery. These findings suggest that motor imagery provides motor learning by strengthening synaptic connections depending on activity.

telerehabilitation-based physiotheraphy training

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The telerehabilitation application will be carried out by video conference method, one of the image-based telerehabilitation technologies. The telerehabilitation-based physiotherapy program will be administered to both Group 1 and Group 2 children by a physiotherapist experienced in the physiotherapy of neuromuscular diseases, excluding the researchers who performed the randomization and evaluations.

Group 2

Telerehabilitation-based physiotherapy program

Telerehabilitation-based physiotherapy program; Eight (8) weeks, three (3) sessions per week, 40 minutes, using an image-based rehabilitation system, by connecting volunteers with a physiotherapist online in their home environment.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

telerehabilitation-based physiotheraphy training

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The telerehabilitation application will be carried out by video conference method, one of the image-based telerehabilitation technologies. The telerehabilitation-based physiotherapy program will be administered to both Group 1 and Group 2 children by a physiotherapist experienced in the physiotherapy of neuromuscular diseases, excluding the researchers who performed the randomization and evaluations.

Healthy children group

No intervention will be applied.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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telerehabilitation-based motor imagery training

Motor imagery is defined as the mental thinking of a movement without actual movement being revealed. Many of the currently available physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches are designed to stimulate damaged motor neural connections through neuroplasticity.

based on real movements. Studies have shown that similar brain regions are activated during motor imagery and real movement. By repeatedly visualizing the same movement, people can improve their motor activity skills such as lifting weights, playing the piano or performing surgery. These findings suggest that motor imagery provides motor learning by strengthening synaptic connections depending on activity.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

telerehabilitation-based physiotheraphy training

The telerehabilitation application will be carried out by video conference method, one of the image-based telerehabilitation technologies. The telerehabilitation-based physiotherapy program will be administered to both Group 1 and Group 2 children by a physiotherapist experienced in the physiotherapy of neuromuscular diseases, excluding the researchers who performed the randomization and evaluations.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Confirmation of DMD diagnosis by clinical, diagnostic studies and molecular genetic studies,
* According to Brooke Lower Extremity Functional Classification, it is at Circuit 1-2 levels (early period),
* To be between the ages of 7-15,
* To be able to comply with the physiotherapist's instructions, to have a score of 27 and above (between 27 and 35 indicates normal cognitive level) in the Modified Mini Mental Test,
* Having a computer and an active internet connection at home

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability to communicate adequately with the physiotherapist,
* In the last 6 months, having deformities that may prevent performance evaluations or physiotherapy program, having any injury and / or surgery of the lower / upper extremities
* Having any additional neurological/orthopedic problems other than DMD

Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

15 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes