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Study NCT ID:
NCT00379392
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2015-04-14
First Post:
2006-09-19
Brief Title:
Mental Imagery to Reduce Motor Deficits in Stroke
Sponsor:
Emory University
Organization:
Emory University
Study Overview
Official Title:
Mental Imagery to Reduce Motor Deficits in Stroke
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2015-04
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The primary aim of the proposed study is to collect data in an effort to estimate the clinical effectiveness of implementing repetitive task practice RTP in addition to mental imagery training MIT to improve upper extremity motor function and the quality of life of chronic stroke patients
Detailed Description:
Stroke is the leading cause of chronic disability in the United States and lack of upper limb motor control is a major contributor to stroke-related disability Physical and occupational therapy treatments are most commonly used to reduce long-term disability Unfortunately little scientific evidence exists to best target patients for therapy define when such therapies should be provided or even to identify the best therapies themselves A recent National Institutes of Health consensus panel decided that there were only three therapeutic techniques with supporting scientific evidence and for only one of these techniques constraint induced therapy was there evidence from a randomized trial
The imagination probably our most under-utilized health resource can be used to remember and recreate the past develop insight into the present influence physical health improve creativity and inspiration and anticipate possible futures All of us have to some extent experienced the effects of the imagination on the body In recent years data have suggested that mental practice can improve the performance of motor skill behaviors These studies have generally shown that healthy volunteers who train with their minds on a specific task usually show better performance compared with a those that did not practice although less than those who train physically
To date only a few small attempts to use mental practice in rehabilitation have been tried A study in subacute stroke patients comparing the possibility and effectiveness of a program that combined imagery and physical therapy with a program of physical therapy only showed that combining the two therapies is a clinically feasible cost-effective addition to therapy that may improve functional outcomes more than participation in physical therapy only Thus mental practice in physical rehabilitation offers a potential way to improve motor recovery after damage to the brain
One approach to improve arm function among patients with stroke is intensive repetitive task practice RTP This treatment can take the form of functional training alone or also include other ways encouraged within constraint induced CI movement therapy Repetitive activities often used in physical or occupational therapy may also improve health related quality of life While intense treatment such as CI therapy to overcome arm impairment may prove to be helpful such therapy is expensive because it relies on one-on-one interaction between the patient and rehabilitation therapist New therapeutic treatments to help existing therapy that offer helpful and money saving alternatives must be developed to improve arm use and also stroke survivors quality of life
While RTP and mental imagery may be promising treatments we do not clearly understand the changes that may occur in the brains of patients who have had a stroke following any physical rehabilitation A few studies using positron emission tomography PET and functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI measures have shown the blood flow changes in the brain during physical movement following CIT If the way in which recovery of motor function after stroke were better understood better decisions could be made regarding the best selection of specific treatment strategies
The primary aim of the proposed study is to collect data in an effort to estimate the clinical effectiveness of implementing RTP in addition to mental imagery training MIT to improve upper extremity motor function and the quality of life of chronic stroke patients One group in this study will be asked to mentally rehearse a series of upper limb functional motor tasks for one and a half hours per day 3-30 minute sessions with the guidance of an audio tape for a total of 21 hours over two weeks Another group will undergo 10 days 6 hours per day RTP with a licensed rehabilitation specialist as well as listen to the same MIT tape for one and a half hours per day 3-30 minute sessions Motor function and quality of life will be measured on two occasions before the intervention and immediately after the intervention A unique aspect of this study will be to obtain the fMRI data on a subset of patients enrolled in each group Everything involving this study will be done at the Center for Rehabilitation Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and at the Emory University Hospital
This study represents one of the first tries at using mental imagery in addition to a physical rehabilitation for the recovery of movement after stroke and to our knowledge the first try to use fMRI to look at changes in the brain after mental training The results of this study may allow us to learn more about the relationship between rehabilitation and brain function after stroke as well as confirm the idea that actual changes in the brain are related to improving movement in the body
This study uses an new therapeutic method along with well accepted methods RTP in an effort to improve arm movement of patients who have had a stroke A thorough approach will be used to determine how the use of mental imagery along with RTP can change movement of the arm and the quality of life of patients who have had a stroke using proven clinical tests to determine movement performance and patients quality of life Furthermore precise brain functioning tests ie fMRI will be performed to better understand the actual changes that happen in the brain when stroke patients have improved movement in their arm
Should the use of MIT and RTP be better than RTP or MIT alone a many year randomized clinical trial would be suggested to determine the helpfulness of using mental imagery training with RTP to improve arm function and the quality of life of patients with stroke The benefits of this would be reduced costs for arm rehabilitation among certain patients who have had strokes and a better way for rehabilitation centers to prescribe and provide therapy targeting the arm Because of shorter lengths of stay and fewer number of therapy sessions allowed for in- and out-patient services for stroke survivors the use of additional and different delivery systems such as mental imagery become very important
The imagination probably our most under-utilized health resource can be used to remember and recreate the past develop insight into the present influence physical health improve creativity and inspiration and anticipate possible futures All of us have to some extent experienced the effects of the imagination on the body In recent years data have suggested that mental practice can improve the performance of motor skill behaviors These studies have generally shown that healthy volunteers who train with their minds on a specific task usually show better performance compared with a those that did not practice although less than those who train physically
To date only a few small attempts to use mental practice in rehabilitation have been tried A study in subacute stroke patients comparing the possibility and effectiveness of a program that combined imagery and physical therapy with a program of physical therapy only showed that combining the two therapies is a clinically feasible cost-effective addition to therapy that may improve functional outcomes more than participation in physical therapy only Thus mental practice in physical rehabilitation offers a potential way to improve motor recovery after damage to the brain
One approach to improve arm function among patients with stroke is intensive repetitive task practice RTP This treatment can take the form of functional training alone or also include other ways encouraged within constraint induced CI movement therapy Repetitive activities often used in physical or occupational therapy may also improve health related quality of life While intense treatment such as CI therapy to overcome arm impairment may prove to be helpful such therapy is expensive because it relies on one-on-one interaction between the patient and rehabilitation therapist New therapeutic treatments to help existing therapy that offer helpful and money saving alternatives must be developed to improve arm use and also stroke survivors quality of life
While RTP and mental imagery may be promising treatments we do not clearly understand the changes that may occur in the brains of patients who have had a stroke following any physical rehabilitation A few studies using positron emission tomography PET and functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI measures have shown the blood flow changes in the brain during physical movement following CIT If the way in which recovery of motor function after stroke were better understood better decisions could be made regarding the best selection of specific treatment strategies
The primary aim of the proposed study is to collect data in an effort to estimate the clinical effectiveness of implementing RTP in addition to mental imagery training MIT to improve upper extremity motor function and the quality of life of chronic stroke patients One group in this study will be asked to mentally rehearse a series of upper limb functional motor tasks for one and a half hours per day 3-30 minute sessions with the guidance of an audio tape for a total of 21 hours over two weeks Another group will undergo 10 days 6 hours per day RTP with a licensed rehabilitation specialist as well as listen to the same MIT tape for one and a half hours per day 3-30 minute sessions Motor function and quality of life will be measured on two occasions before the intervention and immediately after the intervention A unique aspect of this study will be to obtain the fMRI data on a subset of patients enrolled in each group Everything involving this study will be done at the Center for Rehabilitation Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and at the Emory University Hospital
This study represents one of the first tries at using mental imagery in addition to a physical rehabilitation for the recovery of movement after stroke and to our knowledge the first try to use fMRI to look at changes in the brain after mental training The results of this study may allow us to learn more about the relationship between rehabilitation and brain function after stroke as well as confirm the idea that actual changes in the brain are related to improving movement in the body
This study uses an new therapeutic method along with well accepted methods RTP in an effort to improve arm movement of patients who have had a stroke A thorough approach will be used to determine how the use of mental imagery along with RTP can change movement of the arm and the quality of life of patients who have had a stroke using proven clinical tests to determine movement performance and patients quality of life Furthermore precise brain functioning tests ie fMRI will be performed to better understand the actual changes that happen in the brain when stroke patients have improved movement in their arm
Should the use of MIT and RTP be better than RTP or MIT alone a many year randomized clinical trial would be suggested to determine the helpfulness of using mental imagery training with RTP to improve arm function and the quality of life of patients with stroke The benefits of this would be reduced costs for arm rehabilitation among certain patients who have had strokes and a better way for rehabilitation centers to prescribe and provide therapy targeting the arm Because of shorter lengths of stay and fewer number of therapy sessions allowed for in- and out-patient services for stroke survivors the use of additional and different delivery systems such as mental imagery become very important
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None
Secondary IDs
| Secondary ID | Type | Domain | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| R21AT002138-03 | NIH | None | httpsreporternihgovquickSearchR21AT002138-03 |