Mental Practice on Balance

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The main objective of this research is to see the effect of two mental practice techniques on static and dynamic balance.

Official Title
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Effects of Motor Imagery and Action Observation on Static and Dynamic Balance: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Conditions
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Movement, Involuntary

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Motor Imagery
* Behavioral: Action observation
* Behavioral: Placebo group


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Age between 18 and 60 Healthy and with no pain subjects Exclusion Criteria: Any cognitive impairment that hindered viewing of audiovisual material. Difficulty understanding or communicating. Presence of systemic pathology, Central Nervous System or rheumatic disease. Inadequate understanding of the Spanish language to follow instructions for measuring and treatment. Collaboration of pregnant women. Underage subjects Subjects with pain at the time of the study.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Basic Science
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Motor Imagery<br> | Behavioral: Motor Imagery<br>* Motor imagery group will have to imagine motor gestures of static and dynamic balance<br>|
| Experimental: Action Observation<br> | Behavioral: Action observation<br>* Action observation group will have to observe static and dynamic equilibrium motor gestures<br>|
| Placebo Comparator: Placebo group<br> | Behavioral: Placebo group<br>* This group will watch a video of nature without a human component.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Posturography | The device is a robotic device that evaluates motor function and consists of wirelessly sensed electromechanical platforms. This allows the evaluation of static and dynamic balance. | Change in immediately at the end of the intervention. | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Visual and Kinesthetic Motor Imagery Ability | The degree of physical activity was objectified through the The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) questionnaire, which allows the subjects to be divided into three groups according to their level of activity, which can be high, moderate, and low or inactive. The IPAQ consists of 7 questions about the frequency, duration and intensity of activity (moderate and intense) performed in the last seven days, as well as walking and sitting time on a workday. The IPAQ scoring protocol assigns the following MET values to walking, moderate, and vigorous intensity activity: 3.3 METs, 4.0 METs, and 8.0 METs, respectively. | Immediately before the intervention | 
| The degree of physical activity | The degree of physical activity was objectified through the The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) questionnaire, which allows the subjects to be divided into three groups according to their level of activity, which can be high, moderate, and low or inactive. The IPAQ consists of 7 questions about the frequency, duration and intensity of activity (moderate and intense) performed in the last seven days, as well as walking and sitting time on a workday. The IPAQ scoring protocol assigns the following MET values to walking, moderate, and vigorous intensity activity: 3.3 METs, 4.0 METs, and 8.0 METs, respectively. | Immediately before the intervention | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Motor imagery