Clinical trial NCT07016061: Acute Effects of Motor Imagery and Action Observation in the Elderly: Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Official title: Acute Effects of Motor Imagery and Action Observation in the Elderly: Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Elderly (People Aged 65 or More)
Keywords: imagery
Mirror Neurons
exercise
Lead sponsor: Dokuz Eylul University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-06-11
Enrollment: 50
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 65
Maximum age (years): 85
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Participants will be divided into five groups: a motor imagery group, an action observation group, an exercise group, a combined exercise group, and a control group.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of acute action observation, motor imagery, exercise, and combined exercise training on parameters such as balance, reaction time, flexibility, fear of falling, cognitive status, attention, and memory in older adults.

Detailed description: Previous studies investigating motor imagery and action observation training have examined their long-term effects in both young and older adults. Existing evidence regarding the benefits of exercise training indicates positive effects in both populations. However, the number of studies focusing on the acute effects of motor imagery and action observation training in the literature is very limited. Individuals who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned-using the Research Randomizer application-into five groups: motor imagery, action observation, exercise, combined exercise, and control group. A total of 50 participants, with 10 individuals in each group, will be included in the study. Assessments will be conducted before and after the intervention.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being aged 65 years or older, Female gender, Literate in Turkish, Scoring 21 or above on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Version 7.1, No health conditions that would prevent participation in exercise

Exclusion Criteria:

* Presence of serious health problems that would prevent participation in the study (e.g., trauma, cancer, surgery, severe cardiac or musculoskeletal disorders)

Participation in other intervention trials or observational studies during the intervention period, or initiation of a physical exercise program within 2 weeks following the intervention period

Any medical condition or chronic medication use that may jeopardize safety or affect cognitive functions (e.g., neuroleptics)

Primary outcomes:
measure: Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test
timeFrame: 2 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Functional Reach Test (FRT)
timeFrame: 2 weeks
measure: 10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT)
timeFrame: 2 weeks
measure: Computerized Serial Reaction Time Test (SRTT)
timeFrame: 2 weeks
measure: Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test (FTSST)
timeFrame: 2 weeks
measure: Back Scratch Test
timeFrame: 2 weeks
measure: Falls Efficacy Scale International, FES-I
timeFrame: 2 weeks
measure: Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
timeFrame: 2 weeks
measure: Trail Making Test
timeFrame: 2 weeks
measure: Verbal Memory Processes Test
timeFrame: 2 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: İzmir
country: Turkey
facility: Dokuz Eylül University
Study officials:
affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University
name: tolunay keskın, Phd Student
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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