Effect of Multisensory Motor Imagery Training on Muscle Performance and Coordination in Children With Spastic Diplegia

NCT ID: NCT06676332

Last Updated: 2025-02-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-11-16

Study Completion Date

2025-05-31

Brief Summary

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PURPOSE:

The current study aims to:

* Determine the effect of multisensory motor imagery training on muscle performance including (peak torque, work, power) of trunk and knee flexors and extensors in children with spastic diplegia.
* Determine the effect of multisensory motor imagery training on coordination, strength and agility in children with spastic diplegia.

BACKGROUND: Multisensory motor imagery training has an effect on muscle performance and coordination in children with spastic diplegia

HYPOTHESES: There will be no effect of multisensory motor imagery training on muscle performance, coordination and strength and agility in children with spastic diplegic CP.

RESEARCH QUESTION: Is there an effect of multisensory motor imagery training on coordination, strength and agility in children with spastic diplegia?

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Spastic Diplegia Motor Imagery

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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control

traditional physical therapy program

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

traditional physical therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

traditional physical therapy training program

motor imagery

multisensory motor imagery training plus the traditional physical therapy program

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

motor imagery training

Intervention Type OTHER

Children in the study group will receive multisensory motor imagery training program 45 minutes. The training protocol consists of several parts that will be run through every training session according to Kumar et al. (2016):

* Watching videos of selected multisensory motor skills for 10 minutes.
* Mental rehearsal of these motor skills 10 minutes.
* Overt practice of the multisensory motor skills for 25 minutes. On the videos, the performance of the skill by a child aged 8-12 years will be shown. All the exercises will be looped to repeat for six to seven times. While projecting the video on the laptop screen, it will be ensured that the children are in a comfortable seating position and the screen is in their visual field. Repetition of the exercises was based on their ability which could be a minimum of five repetitions per session to a maximum of ten repetitions per exercise session.

traditional physical therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

traditional physical therapy training program

Interventions

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motor imagery training

Children in the study group will receive multisensory motor imagery training program 45 minutes. The training protocol consists of several parts that will be run through every training session according to Kumar et al. (2016):

* Watching videos of selected multisensory motor skills for 10 minutes.
* Mental rehearsal of these motor skills 10 minutes.
* Overt practice of the multisensory motor skills for 25 minutes. On the videos, the performance of the skill by a child aged 8-12 years will be shown. All the exercises will be looped to repeat for six to seven times. While projecting the video on the laptop screen, it will be ensured that the children are in a comfortable seating position and the screen is in their visual field. Repetition of the exercises was based on their ability which could be a minimum of five repetitions per session to a maximum of ten repetitions per exercise session.

Intervention Type OTHER

traditional physical therapy

traditional physical therapy training program

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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mental rehearsal exercises

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Their age will be ranged from 8-12 years.
* Mild degree of spasticity ranged from 1 to 1+ according to Modified Ashworth Scale
* Their motor function will be at level I and II according to Gross Motor Function Classification System GMFCS
* They will be able to follow instructions during evaluation and treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

* \- Cardiovascular or respiratory disorders.
* Botulinium muscular injection in the last 6 months
* Surgical interference in lower limbs and/or spine.
* Muscloskeletal problems or fixed deformities in the spine and/or lower extremities.
* Seizures.
* Visual or hearing impairment
Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Mayada Ibraheem Elmahdy

Effect of multisensory motor imagery training on muscle performance and coordination in children with spastic diplegia

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Mayada Elshahawy

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Egypt

Central Contacts

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Mayada Elshahawy

Role: CONTACT

0201095022909

Other Identifiers

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005278

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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