Mental Practice and Therapeutic Exercise in Young Nulliparous Women

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Action Observation; Therapeutic Exercise; Motor Imagery
• Interventions: Behavioral: Motor Imagery plus therapeutic exercise; Behavioral: Action observation plus therapeutic exercise; Behavioral: Sham action observation plus therapeutic exercise

• Registration Number: NCT06073210
• Lead Sponsor: University of Valencia

Brief Summary

Mental practice (both in isolation and also in combination with real practice) has been shown to improve somatosensory and motor variables but so far no study has taken it into the study of women's health. Through this study we want to offer some interesting data regarding the effectiveness of mental practice combined with physical practice.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-09-30
• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Study First Submitted: 2023-10-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-10-03
• Study First Posted: 2023-10-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-19
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-23
• Primary Completion: 2024-04-30
• Study Completion: 2024-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

• over 18 years of age and asymptomatic women.

Exclusion Criteria

• This study will exclude those who presented a respiratory pathology, cardiac, systematic, or metabolic disease, history of recent surgery, vertebral fracture, or osteoarticular disorders of the spine area.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Therapeutic exercise plus motor imagery	Motor Imagery plus therapeutic exercise	This group will perform a therapeutic exercise programme (aerobic and strength training) to which motor imagery training will be added.
Therapeutic exercise plus action observation	Action observation plus therapeutic exercise	This group will perform a therapeutic exercise programme (aerobic and strength training) to which action observation training will be added.
Therapeutic exercise	Sham action observation plus therapeutic exercise	This group will perform a therapeutic exercise programme (aerobic and strength training) to which sham action observation training will be added.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength	pre-intervention (T0), and inmmediate post-intervention (T1) (between the first and the second measurement, about 60 minutes have elapsed because it is done on the same day).	maximum pelvic floor strength
Lumbopelvic Motor Control	pre-intervention (T0), and inmmediate post-intervention (T1) (between the first and the second measurement, about 60 minutes have elapsed because it is done on the same day).	Sensorimotor control of lower limbs
Pain Pressure Threshold	pre-intervention (T0), and inmmediate post-intervention (T1) (between the first and the second measurement, about 60 minutes have elapsed because it is done on the same day).	Pain sensitivity

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ferran Cuenca Martínez; 🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain