Clinical trial NCT04707755: Motor Imagery Technique on Lower Limb Function Among Stroke Patients.
Official title: Effects of Motor Imagery Technique on Lower Limb Function Among Stroke Patients.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Spasticity as Sequela of Stroke
Gait, Hemiplegic
Quality of Life
Keywords: Gait
Lower Limb function
Motor imagery
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-01-13
Enrollment: 20
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 45
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: To determine the effects of motor imagery technique on lower limb function among stroke patient.

To determine the effects of motor imagery technique on lower limb spasticity among stroke patients.

To determine the effects of motor imagery technique on gait among stroke patients.

To determine the effects of motor imagery technique on quality of life among stroke patients

Detailed description: Stroke affected the functional capacities and the state of health thus altered quality of life.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult without ADHD by Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale score.
* History of no more than one stroke.
* Lower limb muscles spasticity with the grade 1+ or 2 on modified Ashworth in scale.
* Mini-mental status score more than 25.
* Patients who are less than 6 months post-stroke.
* Modified Rankin scale score is 4.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Lesion of frontal, parietal and basal ganglia
* Excessive spasticity that is score of\>3 on modified Ashworth spasticity scale.
* Any musculoskeletal disorder impeding lower limb function.
* Participating in any experimental rehabilitation or drug studies.
* Bed ridden patient.
* Subjects psychiatric disorder or dementia.
* Any neglect of space on the affected side, or any other neurological disease or auditory or visual.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Lower Extremity Function scale
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Dynamic Gait Index
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Time Up and Go test
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale
timeFrame: 8 Weeks
measure: Modified Ashworth scale
timeFrame: 8 Weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Peshawar
country: Pakistan
facility: Bibi Zahida Memorial Teaching Hospital
state: KPK
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Mirza Obaid Baig, MSPT(NMR)
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Gul I, Malik MS, Halim A, Rauf S. POST STROKE DEPRESSION: EXPERIENCE AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF PAKISTAN. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal. 2019 Aug 27;69(4):779-83.
citation: Paravlic AH, Pisot R, Marusic U. Specific and general adaptations following motor imagery practice focused on muscle strength in total knee arthroplasty rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2019 Aug 14;14(8):e0221089. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221089. eCollection 2019.
citation: Pedersen SG, Heiberg GA, Nielsen JF, Friborg O, Stabel HH, Anke A, Arntzen C. Validity, reliability and Norwegian adaptation of the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life (SS-QOL) scale. SAGE Open Med. 2018 Jan 8;6:2050312117752031. doi: 10.1177/2050312117752031. eCollection 2018.