Examining the Effect of Lateralization Imagery Training on EEG Brain Oscillations in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain

Summary

In this study, it was planned to investigate the effectiveness of lateralization and imagery training in individuals with chronic neck pain. A total of 34 individuals, 17 with chronic neck pain and 17 healthy individuals between the ages of 18-65, will be included in the study. Individuals in each group will be treated with lateralization and imagery training for 4 weeks. Before treatment, individuals' cognitive states will be evaluated with neuropsychological tests (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Stroop test). Then, after completing the Motor Imagery Evaluation, Neck Pain Task Force Scale, Pain Severity, Kinesiophobia Evaluation, Neck Disability Evaluation, Proprioception Sense Test, Body Awareness Evaluation (Fremantle Neck Awareness Questionnaire) and Evaluation of Compliance with the Treatment Program, EEG recording of the individuals will be performed. EEG recording will be performed and analyzed with Spontaneous EEG, Oddball Paradigm and Lateralization paradigm. After four weeks of treatment, all pre-treatment tests will be repeated and then the individuals will be taken again for EEG recording. Brain oscillations will be examined through EEG analysis before and after treatment, and the extent to which brain activities have changed and the possible effect of the treatment on brain activities will be investigated.

Conditions

• Chronic Pain
• Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Lateralization Imagery Training

Lateralization Imagery Training (LIE) is a form of implicit motor imagery that involves determining as accurately and quickly as possible whether an image of a body part belongs to the left or right side. It has been assumed that LIE performance differences reflect changes in central nervous system functioning, errors in judgment, and changes in bodily representations. It has been shown that LIE is a complex mental task that includes cognitive, sensory, motor and behavioral processes and can be associated with them. A study showed that there was a strong correlation between LIE and proprioception. Within the scope of our study, 3 weeks of training will be provided; Lateralization imagery training will be given every day for the first 2 weeks, and imagery training will be given 3 days a week in the 2nd and 3rd weeks. A total of 20 sessions of treatment will be applied, including 14 sessions of lateralization and 6 sessions of visualization training.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bahçeşehir University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Özlem Ülger, Prof · Hacettepe University

• Bahar Güntekin, Prof · Medipol University

• Ayşenur Zaim, Master (Canditate) · Medipol University

• Ayşegül Bostan, PhD (Candidate) · Hacettepe University

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-12-16

Primary Completion

2025-10-01

Completion

2025-12-01

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations