The Influence of Motor Imagery in Fine Motor Skills

March 31, 2016 updated by: Pedro Alexandre Duarte Mendes, Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco

The Influence of Motor Imagery in Fine Motor Skills of Individuals With Disabilities

The main purpose of this study is to ascertain whether the application of Motor Imagery together with normal practice improves fine motor skills in disabled individuals.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Imagery is a cognitive process that can play an important role on the planning and execution of different movements or actions. The main purpose of this study is to ascertain whether the application of Motor Imagery together with normal practice improves fine motor skills in disabled individuals. In this study participated 42 subjects of both genders with disabilities, with a mean age of 37 (SD=12). Subjects were randomly divided in two groups: a control group and an experimental one. The study procedures were applied on five different tasks of the Psychomotor Battery of fine motor skills (BPM). This instrument was applied in two stages, at the beginning of the study (pretest) and at the end of the 4 weeks (posttest). Both groups performed the tasks twice a week for a month. Motor imagery sessions were added on in the experimental group. Participants on the experimental group were asked to mentally imagine themselves recreating tasks they had performed earlier on the initial assessment. For the analysis of the results, descriptive and inferential statistics were used. The T-test for independent samples, and the T-test for paired samples were applied.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

42

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 68 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • institutionalized individuals
  • individuals with disabilities who were able to perform motor tasks

Exclusion Criteria:

  • individuals with hearing disability
  • individuals with visual disability
  • individuals without motor autonomy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Motor Imagery + Psychomotor Battery of fine motor skills
Application of Motor Imagery together with normal practice improves fine motor skills in disabled individuals.
Behavioral: Motor Imagery + Psychomotor Battery of fine motor skills
Subjects were randomly divided in two groups: a control group and an experimental one. The study procedures were applied on five different tasks of the Psychomotor Battery of fine motor skills (BPM). This instrument was applied in two stages, at the beginning of the study (pretest) and at the end of the 4 weeks (posttest). Both groups performed the tasks twice a week for a month. Motor imagery sessions were added on in the experimental group. Participants on the experimental group were asked to mentally imagine themselves recreating tasks they had performed earlier on the initial assessment.
Behavioral: Psychomotor Battery of fine motor skills Practice
Subjects were randomly divided in two groups: in the control group were applied on five different tasks of the Psychomotor Battery of fine motor skills (BPM). This instrument was applied in two stages, at the beginning of the study (pretest) and at the end of the 4 weeks (posttest). Both groups performed the tasks twice a week for a month.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Fine Motor Skill evaluated with Bateria Psicomotora (BPM)
Time Frame: 16 weeks
16 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Pedro AD Mendes, Phd, Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2014

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

February 1, 2015

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

September 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 23, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 31, 2016

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

April 1, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

April 1, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 31, 2016

Last Verified

March 1, 2016

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ESE IPCB

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

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