The Effect of Motor Imagery and Action Observation on Motor Skill Acquisition

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Motor Imagery and Action Observation on Motor Skill Acquisition in healthy adults.

Official Title
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The Effect of Motor Imagery and Action Observation on Motor Skill Acquisition in Healthy Adults

Conditions
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Healthy

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Motor Imagery
* Diagnostic Test: Action Observation


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Right hand dominance Exclusion Criteria: Individuals with neurological, orthopedic, or rheumatological disease (for example: stroke, essential tremor, tennis player, trigger finger, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.) Severe cognitive problems

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 35 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: Other
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Motor imagery group<br>Motor imagery group. Only motor imagery intervention will be applied to participants. | Other: Motor Imagery<br>* Motor imagery is the mental execution of a movement without any overt movement or without any peripheral (muscle) activation. It has been shown that motor imagery leads to the activation of the same brain areas as an actual movement. Therefore, it is used to acquire new motor skills. Action Observation (AO) involves the dynamic process of observing purposeful actions with the intention of imitating and then practicing those actions.<br>|
| Experimental: Action Observation Group<br>Action Observation Group. Only action observation intervention will be applied to participants | Diagnostic Test: Action Observation<br>* Action Observation (AO) involves the dynamic process of observing purposeful actions with the intention of imitating and then practicing those actions.<br>* Other names: Movement Observation;|
| Experimental: Action Observation + Motor imagery Group<br>Action Observation + Motor imagery Group. Both action observation and motor imagery interventions will be applied for 5 minutes each. | Other: Motor Imagery<br>* Motor imagery is the mental execution of a movement without any overt movement or without any peripheral (muscle) activation. It has been shown that motor imagery leads to the activation of the same brain areas as an actual movement. Therefore, it is used to acquire new motor skills. Action Observation (AO) involves the dynamic process of observing purposeful actions with the intention of imitating and then practicing those actions.<br>Diagnostic Test: Action Observation<br>* Action Observation (AO) involves the dynamic process of observing purposeful actions with the intention of imitating and then practicing those actions.<br>* Other names: Movement Observation;|
| No Intervention: Control<br> | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finger Tapping Task | The finger tapping task is a motor sequence learning task in which participants are asked to tap with their non-dominant hand a 5-digits sequence (for example 4-1-3-2-4 or 2-4-13-2), as rapidly and accurately as possible, using the numeric key-buttons of a computer keyboard or a response box. | 5 minutes | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3 | The Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3 is the most recent version of the Movement Imagery Questionnaire and the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-Revised. It is a 12-item questionnaire to assess individual's ability to image four movements using: Internal visual imagery External visual imagery Kinesthetic imagery. A 7 point scale used to score each item and the higher score indicates higher ability to perform motor imagery. | 15 minutes |