The Use of Combined Motor Imagery and Action Observation to Evaluate the Influence on Functional Parameters Such as Strength, Range of Motion, Pain or Fear of Movement Among Others, in Females Breast Cancer Survivors.
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Motor imagery combined with action observation.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Breast Cancer Survivor. Basic parameters: from 18 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Spain
- Next step
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Official title
Effectiveness of Combined Motor Imagery and Action Observation in Improving Pain, Range of Motion, and Upper Limb Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Survivors. Efectividad de Las Terapias de imaginería Motora y observación de la acción en la Mejora Del Dolor, la Movilidad y el Linfedema de la Extremidad Superior en Supervivientes de cáncer de Mama.
Overview
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectivity of the combined motor imagery and action observation therapies to improve functional parameters such as strenght, range of motion, pain or fear of movements among others in relation to upper limb in breast cancer survivors. The main question it aims to answer is: Will a combined therapy of motor imagery and action observation improve the strenght, rang of motion, pain, limb diameter and fear of movement of the upper limb in breast cancer survivor females? The participants will be part of the IM-OA23 proyect that consist on seeing some diferent videos about upper limb mobility and then they'll have to imagine the movements and to performed themselves. Researches will compare two groups (control group and intervention group) to evaluate the diferences between them.
Detailed description
Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectivity of a combined motor imagery and action observation protocol at strength, range of motion, limb diamter, and fear of movement of the upper limb of breast cancer survivors.
Methods: A randomised controlled clinical trial will be conducted. Subjects will be randomly assigned to the two randomly assigned to the two treatment groups: intervention (IM-OA23 programme) and control group (usual care).
This study will have pre and post measurements. The intervention consist on a display of diferent videos of upper limb movements and at daily living activities and in a excercise of imagine and doing this movements. The're will be used diferent tools such as a dynamometer, a goniometer, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of pain, or TSK questionnaire.
Interventions
- Other Motor imagery combined with action observation
To observe and imaging one action with a video resource. Not virtual reality.
Primary outcome measures
- Sthrength [Time frame: From enrollement to the end of the treatment at 6 weeks and 3 month after]
- Range of Motion [Time frame: From enrollement to the end of the treatment at 6 weeks and 3 month after]
- Pain intensity [Time frame: From enrollement to the end of the treatment at 6 weeks and 3 month after]
- Limb diameter [Time frame: From enrollement to the end of the treatment at 6 weeks and 3 month after]
- Fear of movement [Time frame: From enrollement to the end of the treatment at 6 weeks and 3 month after]
- Imagery [Time frame: From enrollement to the end of the treatment at 6 weeks and 3 month after]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Female, over 18 years, have suffered breast cancer, have ended active treatments (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery), have pain or functional limitation or lymphedema at upper limb afected.
Exclusion criteria
- males, people with active treatments ongoning, other types of cancer, recurrence or metastasis of cancer
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Triple blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Spain · 3 centers
- Public University of Navarre — Pamplona
- Public University of Navarre — Pamplona
- Public University of Navarre — Pamplona
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07067710 · PI_2023/81 Programa IM-OA23 · PI_2023/81