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Telerehabilitation-based Motor Imagery Training in Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

NCT06109103 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2023-10-31

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Summary

When the field of neurorehabilitation is examined, most of the current physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches are based on real movements to stimulate damaged motor neural connections through neuroplasticity. However, since studies have shown that similar brain regions are activated during real movement with motor imagery, which is defined as imagining movement without actually revealing the movement, the findings of these studies suggest that motor functions can be improved through neuroplasticity, just like real movement. When the literature especially in the pediatric population is examined; The effectiveness of motor imagery training with children with cerebral palsy was examined and positive results were found. However, there are no such studies on children with DMD. In addition, telerehabilitation-based motor imagery training is a very rare treatment modality that requires further research. Therefore, the aim of the study is to investigate the effect of telerehabilitation-based motor imagery training on motor imagery ability, motor function and physical performance in children with DMD. The secondary aim of the study is to investigate the effects of telerehabilitation-based motor imagery training on psychosocial factors including fatigue and quality of life in children with DMD.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

telerehabilitation-based motor imagery training

Motor imagery is defined as the mental thinking of a movement without actual movement being revealed. Many of the currently available physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches are designed to stimulate damaged motor neural connections through neuroplasticity. based on real movements. Studies have shown that similar brain regions are activated during motor imagery and real movement. By repeatedly visualizing the same movement, people can improve their motor activity skills such as lifting weights, playing the piano or performing surgery. These findings suggest that motor imagery provides motor learning by strengthening synaptic connections depending on activity.

PROCEDURE

telerehabilitation-based physiotheraphy training

The telerehabilitation application will be carried out by video conference method, one of the image-based telerehabilitation technologies. The telerehabilitation-based physiotherapy program will be administered to both Group 1 and Group 2 children by a physiotherapist experienced in the physiotherapy of neuromuscular diseases, excluding the researchers who performed the randomization and evaluations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hacettepe University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • İpek Gürbüz, Prof, PhD · Hacettepe University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
15 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-12-15
Primary Completion
2024-10-01
Completion
2025-12-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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