Effects of Motor Imagery on Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis in Women During the Postoperative Immobilization Period

The aim of this study is to verify whether after trapeziometacarpal osteoarthrosis surgery and during the period of immobilization immediately after it, applying motor imagery, improvements are achieved on pain, strength, edema and / or inflammation, function and the joint range, accelerating the recovery process.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Osteoarthritis Thumb; Immobilization
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: motor imagery

Detailed Description

Motor imagery (IM) consists of a complex cognitive operation by which an action is simulated without doing it physically.

Many studies support the usefulness of motor imaging in rehabilitation after manual surgery.

An approach based on motor imagery may be useful in trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis, and may be used to promote motor recovery after surgical treatment.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Eva Prado Robles; Phone Number: +34 696903684; Email: eprado@saludcastillayleon.es
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Jose Angel D Gil; Phone Number: +34 649645821; Email: eprado@saludcastillayleon.es

Study Locations

• Spain
  • León, Spain, 24196
    • Recruiting
    • Eva
    • Contact: Eva Prado Robles; Phone Number: 696903684; Email: eprado@saludcastillayleon.es
    • Contact: Jose Angel Delgado Gil; Phone Number: 649645821; Email: eprado@saludcastillayleon.es

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 50 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• The participants on the surgical waiting list of the Hospital of León

Exclusion Criteria:

• Other hand pathologies

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: control group; Non intervention group
Experimental: intervention group; motor imagery group	Procedure: motor imagery; motor imagery during the postoperative immobilization period

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change from Preoperative pain to postoperative pain	Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). "0" (better) to "10" (worse)	2 weeks before the surgery/5, 7 and 11 weeks after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Mobility of hand	Kapandji test	2 weeks before the surgery/5, 7 and 11 weeks after surgery
Joint mobility	Goniometer	2 weeks before the surgery/5, 7 and 11 weeks after surgery
Strength	Baseline Pinch Gauge, Hydraulic.	2 weeks before the surgery/5, 7 and 11 weeks after surgery
Edema/inflammation	Measuring tape. Centimeter measurement. Wrist and thumb perimeter	2 weeks before the surgery/5, 7 and 11 weeks after surgery
Quality of life and function	The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire (DASH). 30-item disability/symptom scale, scored 0 (no disability) to 100	2 weeks before the surgery/5, 7 and 11 weeks after surgery
Manual function	The Cochin Hand Functional Scale (CHFS) questionnaire. "0" better to "90" worse	2 weeks before the surgery/5, 7 and 11 weeks after surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Eva Prado Robles
• Investigators: Study Director: Jesús Seco Calvo, Universidad de León

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Stenekes MW, Geertzen JH, Nicolai JP, De Jong BM, Mulder T. Effects of motor imagery on hand function during immobilization after flexor tendon repair. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Apr;90(4):553-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.10.029.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2019
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): September 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Anticipated): September 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 16, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 23, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): January 24, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 8, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 5, 2022
• Last Verified: February 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: motor imagery; Mental practice; trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Arthritis; Osteoarthritis
• Other Study ID Numbers: SALUDDOCTORADO

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No