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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-07-26
2024-09-01
Brief Summary
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Does the use of Shaping Method as a protocol in Mirror Therapy will have an enhancing effect on upper extremity motor skills, motor learning and reaction time in healthy individuals.
The objective of this study is to compare the intervention group, which will undergo shaping method activities in accordance with the protocol set out in Mirror Therapy, with the control group. This will enable an assessment of the impact of this approach on dexterity, reaction time and motor learning of the non-dominant hand in healthy individuals.
Participants in intervention group will:
* Use the Shaping Method activities with mirror therapy for 4 weeks.
* Come to the exercise lab 2 times a week for 4 weeks.
* Participate in assessment tests at the beginning and end of the intervention period.
Participants in control group will:
* Take assessment tests twice, four weeks apart.
* Maintain their daily routine for the duration of their participation in the study.
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Detailed Description
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The intervention group received 20-minute sessions, 2 days a week for 4 weeks. During the sessions, participants were seated with the non-dominant hand behind the mirror device and the dominant hand in front. The participants were instructed to perform the following exercises with their dominant hand for 10 repetitions in accordance with the Shaping Method: Clothespin attachment activity, Ring threading on rod, Connecting the dots, Putting pencils in the glass, Velcro board activity, Dipping fork in play dough activity, Placing the cubes in the box activity, Ball insertion into perforated plastic plate, The activity of touching colored paper placed between white papers, Geometric jigsaw activity. Participants were assessed with outcome measures before and at the end of the 4-week intervention period.
Participants in the control group received no intervention and were asked to continue their daily routines for 4 weeks. These participants were also assessed with outcome measures twice at 4-week intervals.
The SPSS 27.0 package program was used for statistical analysis. The normality of the distribution of quantitative variables was evaluated using the Shapiro-Wilk test. The demographic and clinical data were summarized as the mean ± standard deviation (SD) for the continuous variables and the number and percentage for the categorical variables. The initial measurements of the groups were compared using an independent samples t-test. A paired t-test was used to investigate intragroup differences between the pre- and post-tests. A one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was employed to determine the differences between the intervention and control groups, with baseline measurements serving as covariates. The differences between the groups were calculated based on the post-intervention assessment and the change from the pre-intervention values. The statistical significance was set to p\< 0.05, and the effect sizes were interpreted as follows: ≤ 0.2, small; around 0.5, medium; ≥ 0.8, large.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Mirror Therapy Group
In this group, Shaping Method activities are added to Mirror Therapy as a protocol and applied to participants.
Shaping method activities combined with mirror therapy
This intervention involves the application of exercises consisting of shaping method activities accompanied by a mirror device. It is basically an intervention consisting of exercises that require manual dexterity.
Control Group
The group that has no intervention and is asked to continue with their daily routines.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Shaping method activities combined with mirror therapy
This intervention involves the application of exercises consisting of shaping method activities accompanied by a mirror device. It is basically an intervention consisting of exercises that require manual dexterity.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Dominant limb is right
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
30 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Marmara University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Burcu Ersöz Hüseyinsinoğlu, Associate Professor
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Marmara University, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Özlem Doğan
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Marmara University, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Alime Nur Kara
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Marmara University, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Sergen Öztürk, MSc
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Marmara University, Institute of Health Sciences
Locations
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Marmara University
Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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References
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Jha RK, Thapa S, Kasti R, Nepal O. Influence of Body Mass Index, Handedness and Gender on Ruler Drop Method Reaction Time among Adults. J Nepal Health Res Counc. 2020 Apr 20;18(1):108-111. doi: 10.33314/jnhrc.v18i1.2545.
Aranha VP, Moitra M, Saxena S, Narkeesh K, Arumugam N, Samuel AJ. Motor cognitive processing speed estimation among the primary schoolchildren by deriving prediction formula: A cross-sectional study. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2017 Jan-Mar;8(1):79-83. doi: 10.4103/0976-3147.193544.
Kesilmiş, İ., et al., Reaction Time in Target Shooting Sports: Perspective of Bocce and Archery. Eurasian Research in Sport Science, 2021. 6(2): p. 121-129.
Çakıt, E., B. Durgun, and M. Cetik, Assessing the Relationship Between Hand Dimensions and Manual Dexterity Performance for Turkish Dental Students. Vol. 489. 2016. 469-479.
Morris DM, Taub E, Mark VW. Constraint-induced movement therapy: characterizing the intervention protocol. Eura Medicophys. 2006 Sep;42(3):257-68.
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Related Info
Other Identifiers
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1919B012210132
Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT
Identifier Source: secondary_id
MarmaraU-FTR
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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