Mental Practice Versus Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation on Strength of Upper Limb

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Motor Activity
• Interventions: Procedure: mental practice; Procedure: proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation

• Registration Number: NCT03759080
• Lead Sponsor: Wafaa Mahmoud Amin

Brief Summary

The effects of mental practice combined with proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation on muscle strength of upper limb were measured in 60 healthy students Subjects were randomly assigned to either proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) group or mental practice (MP) group. PNF group: 30 individuals, these subjects received only PNF training. MP: 30 individuals, these subjects received mental practice.

Detailed Description

The effects of mental practice on muscle strength of upper limb were measured in 60 healthy female students with right dominant hand,. Their age ranged from17 to 23 years old. Subjects were randomly assigned to either proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) group or mental practice (MP) group. PNF group: 30 individuals, these subjects received only PNF training. MP: 30 individuals, these subjects received MP. training program has been administered for every group for 12 sessions over 4 weeks with 3 x 45 min training sessions per week. Pre-post test design was used. EMG device was used to measure the electrical activity of muscles. Measurements conducted at pre-intervention, during intervention and post-intervention testing with 20 days.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-05-08
• Primary Completion: 2018-08-15
• Study Completion: 2018-08-20
• Study First Submitted: 2018-11-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-11-27
• Study First Posted: 2018-11-29
• Status Verified: 2019-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-05-15
• Last Update Posted: 2019-05-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

1.Absence of a prior injury of arm

Exclusion Criteria

1.History of a neurological disease.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
MP	mental practice	PNFMP group:30 individuals, these subjects received mental practice.
intervention of PNF	proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation	PNF group: 30 individuals, these subjects received proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation training.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Strength Evaluation of teres minor muscle	2 minutes.	Electromyography device was used to measure the electrical activity of muscle.
Strength Evaluation of Brachialis muscle	2 minutes.	Electromyography device was used to measure the electrical activity of muscle.
Strength Evaluation of coracobrachialis Muscle	2 minutes.	Electromyography device was used to measure the electrical activity of muscle.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jazan University; 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Jazan, Saudi Arabia