The Use of Combined Motor Imagery and Action Observation to Evaluate the Influence on Functional Parameters Such as Strength, Range of Motion, Pain or Fear of Movement Among Others, in Females Breast Cancer Survivors. (IM-OA23)

Fundacion Miguel Servet

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Breast Cancer Survivor

Treatments: Other: Motor imagery combined with action observation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07067710

PI_2023/81 Programa IM-OA23

PI_2023/81 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectivity of the combined motor imagery and action observation therapies to improve functional parameters such as strenght, range of motion, pain or fear of movements among others in relation to upper limb in breast cancer survivors. The main question it aims to answer is: Will a combined therapy of motor imagery and action observation improve the strenght, rang of motion, pain, limb diameter and fear of movement of the upper limb in breast cancer survivor females? The participants will be part of the IM-OA23 proyect that consist on seeing some diferent videos about upper limb mobility and then they'll have to imagine the movements and to performed themselves. Researches will compare two groups (control group and intervention group) to evaluate the diferences between them.

Full description

Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectivity of a combined motor imagery and action observation protocol at strength, range of motion, limb diamter, and fear of movement of the upper limb of breast cancer survivors.

Methods: A randomised controlled clinical trial will be conducted. Subjects will be randomly assigned to the two randomly assigned to the two treatment groups: intervention (IM-OA23 programme) and control group (usual care).

This study will have pre and post measurements. The intervention consist on a display of diferent videos of upper limb movements and at daily living activities and in a excercise of imagine and doing this movements. The're will be used diferent tools such as a dynamometer, a goniometer, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of pain, or TSK questionnaire.

Enrollment: 108 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Female, over 18 years, have suffered breast cancer, have ended active treatments (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery), have pain or functional limitation or lymphedema at upper limb afected.

Exclusion criteria

• males, people with active treatments ongoning, other types of cancer, recurrence or metastasis of cancer

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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108 participants in 2 patient groups

IMOA group

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group will participate in the IM-OA23 programme; the combination of motor imagery and action observation therapies.

Treatment:

Other: Motor imagery combined with action observation

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will follow the usual care from primary care. There are no care programmes for long term cancer survivors.