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

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Status: Completed

Conditions: Median Nerve Injury

Treatments: Other: Strength; Other: Action observation; Other: Neurodynamic exercises; Other: Mirror therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04086563

2703201906919

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy

Exclusion criteria

• be under 18
• any pathology which provoke pain.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 4 patient groups

Action observation

Experimental group

Description:

The patients will observe a 25 minutes clip of neurodynamic exercises of the hand.

Treatment:

Other: Strength

Other: Neurodynamic exercises

Other: Mirror therapy

Mirror Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

With a mirror glasses, the patients will execute neurodynamic movements of their non-dominant hand during 25 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Strength

Other: Action observation

Other: Neurodynamic exercises

Strength Training

Active Comparator group

Description:

Strength protocol for the dominant hand.

Treatment:

Other: Action observation

Other: Neurodynamic exercises

Other: Mirror therapy

Neurodynamic exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Active neurodynamic exercises for the dominant hand.

Treatment:

Other: Strength

Other: Action observation

Other: Mirror therapy