The Effects of Motor Imagery Training and Physical Practice on Upper Extremity Motor Function in Patients With Stroke

Biruni University

Status

Invitation-only

Conditions

Stroke

Treatments

Other: Group 2 Motor imagery, Bobath Therapeutic Approach and Physical practice (BTA+MI+PP)

Other: Group 1 Motor imagery and Bobath Therapeutic Approach (BTA+MI)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05526612

B-SOYSAL-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to compare the effects of specific functional task-oriented motor imagery training combined with the Bobath Therapeutic Approach and physical practice after imagery on upper extremity motor function in stroke patients.

Full description

Motor imagery (MI) is the mental rehearsal of motor abilities to improve function. Thus, imagery provides both the learning of the new movement and the improvement of the quality of movement by repeating the known activities.the investigators These neurophysiological findings obtained in recent years have popularized the use of motor imagery approach in the rehabilitation of stroke patients.

32 stroke patients aged 50-75 years will be included in the study. Cases will be randomized into 2 groups.

In our study, a treatment program will be applied with a physiotherapist for a total of 8 weeks, 2 days a week. The first group in the treatment program; Motor imagery will be performed with the Bobath Therapeutic Approach (BTA+MI) and the second group will be physical practice of imagery activities after motor imagery with the Bobath Therapeutic Approach (BTA+MI+PP). Motor imagery activity was determined as 'eating activity'.

The desired goal as a result of our work; the investigators think that motor imagery training on eating activity of stroke patients and physical practice used together will improve both the achievement of eating activity and upper extremity motor function.

Enrollment

32 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

50 to 75 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

A maximum of 24 months have passed since the stroke,
Unilateral involvement,
Getting a score of 21 and above in the Mini Mental Test,
Getting a score of 22 and above in the Fugl-Meyer Test,
Ability to understand and follow simple verbal commands,
Stage 4 or 5 according to Brunnstrom Upper Extremity Stages,
Spasticity 1 or 1+ according to the Modified Ashworth Scale,
Having signed the Informed Consent Form.

Exclusion criteria

Patients with visual and hearing impairments that would interfere with work.
Having pain and limitation of joint movement that may prevent performing the given tasks.
Having any neurological disorder other than stroke.