Investigation of the Effects of Motor Imagery and Action Observation in People With Multiple Sclerosis
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
- Enrollment
- 48
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- 6 Min Walking Test
Study Overview
Brief Summary
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
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
Arms & Interventions
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.
Intervention: Motor Imagery training (Other)
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.
Intervention: standard rehabilitation (Other)
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.
Intervention: Action Observation training (Other)
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.
Intervention: standard rehabilitation (Other)
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.
Intervention: standard rehabilitation (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
6 Min Walking Test
Time Frame: 6 week
It will be used to measure walking distance. Before the test is administered, individuals will be given the necessary information and will be asked to walk as fast as possible on a 30-meter track for 6 minutes.
Secondary Outcomes
- Fatigue Severity Scale(6 week)
- Trunk Impairment Scale(6 week)
- Timed Up and Go Test(6 week)
- Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12(6 week)
- Timed Up and Go Test(6 week)
- Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12(6 week)
- RehaGait® (Hasomed, Magdeburg, Germany) Gait Analysis(6 week)
- Fatigue Severity Scale(6 week)
- Trunk Impairment Scale(6 week)
Investigators
Melike Sumeyye Ozen
Research Assistant
Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University