BACKGROUND: @entity1957 ( @entity1957 ) when combined with physiotherapy can offer functional benefits after @entity64 . Two @entity1957 integration strategies exist: added and embedded @entity1957 . Both approaches were compared when learning a complex motor task (MT): 'Going down, laying on the floor, and getting up again'. METHODS: Outpatients after first @entity64 participated in a single-blinded, randomised controlled trial with @entity1957 embedded into physiotherapy ( @entity23464 ), @entity1957 added to physiotherapy (EG2), and a control group (CG). All groups participated in six physiotherapy sessions. Primary study outcome was time (sec) to perform the motor task at pre and post-intervention. SECONDARY OUTCOMES: level of help needed, stages of MT-completion, independence, balance, fear of falling (FOF), @entity1957 ability. Data were collected four times: twice during one week baseline phase (BL, T0), following the two week intervention (T1), after a two week follow-up (FU). Analysis of variance was performed. RESULTS: Thirty nine outpatients were included (12 females, age: 63.4    10 years; time since @entity64 : 3.5    2 years; 29 with an @entity63 event). All were able to complete the motor task using the standardised 7-step procedure and reduced FOF at T0, T1, and FU. Times to perform the MT at baseline were 44.2    22s, 64.6    50s, and 118.3    93s for @entity23464 (N = 13), EG2 (N = 12), and CG (N = 14). All groups showed significant improvement in time to complete the MT (p < 0.001) and degree of help needed to perform the task: minimal assistance to supervision (CG) and independent performance ( @entity23464 +2). No between group differences were found. Only @entity23464 demonstrated changes in @entity1957 ability over time with the visual indicator increasing from T0 to T1 and decreasing from T1 to FU. The kinaesthetic indicator increased from T1 to FU. @entity1 indicated to value the @entity1957 training and continued using @entity1957 for other difficult-to-perform tasks. CONCLUSIONS: Embedded or added @entity1957 training combined with physiotherapy seem to be feasible and benefi-cial to learn the MT with emphasis on getting up independently. Based on their baseline level CG had the highest potential to improve outcomes. A @entity1 study with 35 @entity1 per group could give a conclusive answer of a superior @entity1957 integration strategy. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00858910.

Comparison of embedded and added motor imagery training in @entity1 after XXXX : results of a randomised controlled pilot trial.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke'] @entity63 :: ('MESH:D007511', 'Disease') :: ['ischemic'] @entity1957 :: ('MESH:D019957', 'Disease') :: ['Motor imagery', 'MI'] @entity23464 :: ('80306', 'Gene') :: ['EG1']
@entity64 :: (MESH:D020521,Disease) :: ['stroke']
