Comparative Effects of Action Observation and Motor Imagery on Upper Limb in Chronic Stroke Patients

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Completed

• Conditions: Motor Activity; Stroke; Upper Extremity Paresis
• Interventions: Other: action observation training; Other: motor imagery training

• Registration Number: NCT06108440
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

To Compare effects of action observation and motor imagery training on upper limb function in chronic stroke patients.

Detailed Description

The study is Randomized controlled trial. The study will be conducted on 44 stroke patients. The study will be conducted in Civil Hospital Shujaabad and Riphah rehabilitation centre Lahore. Patients will be divided into Group A (n = 20) and Group B (n = 20) using a randomization through computer generated numbers program. Patients in Group A will receive action observation training with conventional treatment. All participants will undergo the training for 25 minutes per session, 5 days per week for 8 weeks. Patients in Group B will receive motor imagery with conventional treatment. All participants will receive interventions for twenty-five minutes per session, five times a week, for eight weeks. For the pre- and post-evaluation of all participants, Fugl-Meyer Assessment Upper Extremity (FMA UE) and Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT) will be used. Data will be analyzed by using SPSS (Statistical package for Social Sciences) 25 version.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-08-03
• Study First Submitted: 2023-10-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-10-25
• Study First Posted: 2023-10-31
• Primary Completion: 2024-02-01
• Study Completion: 2024-02-01
• Status Verified: 2024-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-03-12
• Last Update Posted: 2024-03-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosed with chronic stroke by a neurologist
• 03 months post stroke
• Score 1+ on modified ashworth scale
• Having a score of 24 or higher in the Mini-Mental State Examination

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Exclusion Criteria

• Patient with neurological condition other than stroke e.g. Parkinson's or multiple sclerosis
• Presence of an attached artificial pacemaker
• Presence of a metal implant in the brain
• Presence of visual impairment
• Presence of unilateral neglect in Line bisection test (25)
• Use of antipsychotic drugs

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
action observation training group	action observation training	Patients in Group A will receive action observation training with conventional treatment.
motor imagery training group	motor imagery training	Patients in Group B will receive motor imagery with conventional treatment.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT):	6 months	Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT): The Wolf motor function test is a tool to evaluate upper extremity motor function in hemiplegic patients. It has 17 tasks with a score range from 0-5. The inter-rater reliability of the function score is 0.88 and the inter-rated reliability of performance time is 0.97
Fugl-Meyer Assessment Upper Extremity (FMA UE):	6 months	Fugl-Meyer Assessment Upper Extremity (FMA UE): FMA UE is a detailed evaluation tool that quantitatively measures motor function, balance, sensation, joint range of motion, and pain in stroke hemiplegic patients

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Riphah International University; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Fedral, Pakistan