Mental Practice and Therapeutic Exercise in Young Nulliparous Women

May 15, 2026 updated by: Ferran Cuenca, University of Valencia

Mental Practice and Therapeutic Exercise in Young Nulliparous Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Mental practice (both in isolation and also in combination with real practice) has been shown to improve somatosensory and motor variables but so far no study has taken it into the study of women's health. Through this study we want to offer some interesting data regarding the effectiveness of mental practice combined with physical practice.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

45

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Spain
      • Valencia, Spain, 46017
        • Ferran Cuenca Martínez

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

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • over 18 years of age and asymptomatic women.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • This study will exclude those who presented a respiratory pathology, cardiac, systematic, or metabolic disease, history of recent surgery, vertebral fracture, or osteoarticular disorders of the spine area.

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: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Therapeutic exercise plus motor imagery
This group will perform a therapeutic exercise programme (aerobic and strength training) to which motor imagery training will be added.
Behavioral: Motor Imagery plus therapeutic exercise
Aerobic exercise (20 minutes) and strengthening exercise (15 minutes) to which will be added a motor imagery intervention (imagining movements without actually doing them).
Experimental: Therapeutic exercise plus action observation
This group will perform a therapeutic exercise programme (aerobic and strength training) to which action observation training will be added.
Behavioral: Action observation plus therapeutic exercise
Aerobic exercise (20 minutes) and strengthening exercise (15 minutes) to which will be added a action observation intervention (observing movements without actually doing them).
Active Comparator: Therapeutic exercise
This group will perform a therapeutic exercise programme (aerobic and strength training) to which sham action observation training will be added.
Behavioral: Sham action observation plus therapeutic exercise
Aerobic exercise (20 minutes) and strengthening exercise (15 minutes) to which will be added a sham action observation intervention (observing space planets).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength
Time Frame: pre-intervention (T0), and inmmediate post-intervention (T1) (between the first and the second measurement, about 60 minutes have elapsed because it is done on the same day).
maximum pelvic floor strength
pre-intervention (T0), and inmmediate post-intervention (T1) (between the first and the second measurement, about 60 minutes have elapsed because it is done on the same day).
Pain Pressure Threshold
Time Frame: pre-intervention (T0), and inmmediate post-intervention (T1) (between the first and the second measurement, about 60 minutes have elapsed because it is done on the same day).
Pain sensitivity
pre-intervention (T0), and inmmediate post-intervention (T1) (between the first and the second measurement, about 60 minutes have elapsed because it is done on the same day).
Lumbopelvic Motor Control
Time Frame: pre-intervention (T0), and inmmediate post-intervention (T1) (between the first and the second measurement, about 60 minutes have elapsed because it is done on the same day).
Sensorimotor control of lower limbs
pre-intervention (T0), and inmmediate post-intervention (T1) (between the first and the second measurement, about 60 minutes have elapsed because it is done on the same day).

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Valencia

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 (Actual)

September 30, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 30, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 3, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 3, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

October 10, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 18, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 15, 2026

Last Verified

May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UV0001

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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