Motor Imagery Training Football Players With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair

Kutahya Health Sciences University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

Treatments: Other: Conventional Physiotherapy; Other: Conventional Physiotherapy + Kinesthetic motor imagery training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06594497

2024/09-34

Details and patient eligibility

About

Volunteer participants who have undergone anterior cruciate ligament surgery at Bursa Çekirge State Hospital and meet the inclusion criteria will be included in the study. The study will select a sample group from the universe using the probability sampling method (simple random sampling). Participants will be divided into 2 groups: Conventional Physiotherapy + Kinesthetic motor imagery training group and Conventional physiotherapy group with randomization software (https://www.randomizer.org/). Conventional physiotherapy practices created by the physician will be applied by physiotherapists working in the hospital. Knee functions will be evaluated with the IKDC scale, reaction time will be assessed with video recording supported by the Kinovea program, kinesiophobia will be assessed with the Tampa kinesiophobia scale, and finally, autonomic functions will be evaluated with the polar device. Measurements will be repeated after 6 weeks of interventions.

Enrollment: 88 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individuals with anterior cruciate ligament repair,
• Individuals who have no experience in this type of training,
• Not having any vision, hearing, or speech problems that would prevent the tests from being performed.
• Individuals who agree to the purposes of this study and to participate voluntarily.

Exclusion criteria

• Have previous experience in Motor Imagery techniques or training,
• Having any orthopedic problem that prevents walking,
• Having a history of neurological disease,
• People being treated with any medication that affects the central nervous system

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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88 participants in 2 patient groups

Conventional Physiotherapy group

Active Comparator group

Description:

In line with the relevant physician's protocol, Quadriceps Isometric Exercises, Passive ROM exercises, active hip exercises while wearing a brace, ankle exercises, and ice application training are given. The patient is asked to continue as a home program for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, electrical stimulation (15-20 minutes), current exercises, and ice application continue in the unit. (15min). A total of 30 sessions are applied. In addition, it is requested that the exercises be done at home, as in the treatment program (3x10).

Treatment:

Other: Conventional Physiotherapy

Conventional Physiotherapy + Kinesthetic motor imagery training group

Experimental group

Description:

Motor imagery training will be planned according to the PETTLEP model. A quiet environment will be provided to minimize distractions during the motor imagery session, and the patient's eyes will be closed throughout the session. At the very beginning of the session, a relaxation exercise lasting approximately 2 minutes will be performed to maximize attention during motor imagery. In relaxation exercises, patients will be asked to focus on their breathing, become aware of each body area, and relax the muscles in these areas. Care will be taken to ensure that the imagined movement is of similar duration to the real and optimal movement. Motor imagery will mostly be studied from a first-person perspective. During kinesthetic imagery, people will be asked to feel the movement of their body parts during each exercise without any body movement occurring. 3 sessions per week will last for 6 weeks in total.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional Physiotherapy + Kinesthetic motor imagery training

Other: Conventional Physiotherapy