Effects of Motor Imagery in Pain Modulation and Median Nerve Mechanosensitive in Healthy Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Median Nerve Injury
• Interventions: Other: Mirror therapy; Other: Action observation; Other: Neurodynamic exercises; Other: Strength

• Registration Number: NCT04086563
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Brief Summary

The aim of this study are 1) to determinate the effectiveness of motor imagery or strength training in differens aspects of pain modulation. 2) evaluate the functional improvement of the hand by a motor imagery protocol.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-08-09
• Study Start: 2019-09-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-09-09
• Study First Posted: 2019-09-11
• Primary Completion: 2020-01-31
• Study Completion: 2020-02-25
• Status Verified: 2021-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-06-07
• Last Update Posted: 2021-06-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy

Exclusion Criteria

• be under 18
• any pathology which provoke pain.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Action observation	Neurodynamic exercises	The patients will observe a 25 minutes clip of neurodynamic exercises of the hand.
Action observation	Mirror therapy	The patients will observe a 25 minutes clip of neurodynamic exercises of the hand.
Action observation	Strength	The patients will observe a 25 minutes clip of neurodynamic exercises of the hand.
Mirror Therapy	Action observation	With a mirror glasses, the patients will execute neurodynamic movements of their non-dominant hand during 25 minutes.
Mirror Therapy	Neurodynamic exercises	With a mirror glasses, the patients will execute neurodynamic movements of their non-dominant hand during 25 minutes.
Strength Training	Action observation	Strength protocol for the dominant hand.
Neurodynamic exercise	Mirror therapy	Active neurodynamic exercises for the dominant hand.
Strength Training	Mirror therapy	Strength protocol for the dominant hand.
Mirror Therapy	Strength	With a mirror glasses, the patients will execute neurodynamic movements of their non-dominant hand during 25 minutes.
Strength Training	Neurodynamic exercises	Strength protocol for the dominant hand.
Neurodynamic exercise	Action observation	Active neurodynamic exercises for the dominant hand.
Neurodynamic exercise	Strength	Active neurodynamic exercises for the dominant hand.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Conditioned pain modulation	Change from baseline at 2 weeks	Diffused noxious inhibitory control system will be measure with tourniquet test
Pressure pain threshold	Change from baseline at 2 weeks	Three consecutive trials of pressure pain threshold on the active trigger point at a rate of 1 kg/sec at intervals of 30 seconds were conducted.
Cold hyperalgesia	Change from baseline at 2 weeks	10 seconds of a cold pack and after that, rating the pain from 0 to 10
Neural mechanosensitive	Change from baseline at 2 weeks	Upper Limb Neurodynamic test 1 (ULNT1)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Strength_grip	Change from baseline at 2 weeks	grip strength without pain
Imagine movement capacity	Change from baseline at 2 weeks	testing the capacity of imagine that their own body is movement. Movement Imagery Questionnaire-Revised (MIQ-R questionaire).; top score 56 and bottom score 8. The higher values indicates a better outcome.
Psychological factors_Anxiety	Change from baseline at 2 weeks	State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-T). Top score 60 and bottom score 0. The higher values indicate worst outcomes.
Psychological factors_Depression	Change from baseline at 2 weeks	Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). the scores goes from 0 to 63. The higher values indicate worst outcomes.; Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II); Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II)
Psychological factors_Kinesiophobia	Change from baseline at 2 weeks	Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia. Total scores goes from 11 to 44.The higher values indicate worst outcomes.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos; 🇪🇸 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain