Status:

COMPLETED

Combining Motor Imagery With Action Observation Does Not Lead to a Greater Autonomic Response Than Motor Imagery Alone During Simple and Functional Movements: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Lead Sponsor:

Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

Collaborating Sponsors:

Centro Universitario La Salle

Conditions:

Autonomic Nervous System

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The main objective of this study was to compare the activation of the Sympathetic Nervous System in a program that combined Motor Imagery with Action Observation, in contrast to an isolated Motor Imag...

Detailed Description

Motor Imagery (MI) is defined as a dynamic mental process that involves the representation of an action, in an internal way, without its actual motor execution. The Action Observation (AO) evokes an i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria asymptomatic subjects:
  • Age between 18 and 60
  • Healthy and with no pain subjects
  • Inclusion Criteria patients with chronic low back pain:
  • Low back pain for at least the prior 3 months
  • Low back pain of nonspecific nature
  • Age between 18 and 60
  • Low back pain for at least 10 days per month
  • Intensity of pain of between 3 and 10 on the Visual Analogue Scale
  • Exclusion Criteria asymptomatic subjects:
  • 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.
  • Exclusion Criteria patients with chronic low back pain:
  • 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
  • Having undergone back surgery
  • Specific spinal pathology
  • Recent trauma

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 30 2017

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 30 2017

    Estimated Enrollment :

    45 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03232879

    Start Date

    January 30 2017

    End Date

    June 30 2017

    Last Update

    March 1 2018

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    CSEU La Salle

    Madrid, Spain, 28023