Mental Imagery Enhances Proprioception in Patients With Low Back Pain (MI)

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Ahmad Rifai Sarraj, Lebanese University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01469949

First received: November 7, 2011

Last updated: November 9, 2011

Last verified: November 2011

History of Changes

Tracking Information
First Received Date ^ICMJE	November 7, 2011
Last Updated Date	November 9, 2011
Start Date ^ICMJE	May 2011
Primary Completion Date	June 2011 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE (submitted: November 9, 2011)	Accuracy of Lumbar Spine Repositioning [ Time Frame: 2hours ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ] Before and after the intervention (Kinesthetic or visual Imagery)
Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Same as current
Change History	Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01469949 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Current Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided

Descriptive Information
Brief Title ^ICMJE	Mental Imagery Enhances Proprioception in Patients With Low Back Pain
Official Title ^ICMJE	Effect of Mental Imagery in Improvement of the Repositioning Accuracy and Proprioception in Patients With Low Back Pain
Brief Summary	Mental imagery has been used in a variety of pathological instances in support to classical therapeutic treatments. The aim of the present study was to observe the effect of internal Kinesthetic and external Visual Imagery to improve proprioceptive feedback in low back pain. Fifty-five subjects with a history of low back pain were included in two experimental groups who used mental imagery and one control group who did not. The results showed the effectiveness of the Internal Kinesthetic Imagery to improve the accuracy of repositioning of lumbo-sacral spine that may subsequently improve the quality of the proprioceptive input. The possibility to use effectively mental imagery, as a part of proprioceptive rehabilitation process, is the principal outcome of this study.
Detailed Description	Not Provided
Study Type ^ICMJE	Observational
Study Design ^ICMJE	Observational Model: Case Control Time Perspective: Prospective
Target Follow-Up Duration	Not Provided
Biospecimen	Not Provided
Sampling Method	Non-Probability Sample
Study Population	Fifty-five patients, with a history of common low back pain, have participated to the study. The subjects have been randomly distributed in two experimental groups and one control group. The gender, age, weight and height characteristics of the three groups (Visual Imagery Group, VIG; Kinesthetic Imagery Group, KIG; and Control Group, CG) are presented in Table 1. The patients presented no history of neurological or psychiatric disease, and gave their informed written consent.
Condition ^ICMJE	Low Back Pain
Intervention ^ICMJE	Other: Watching or imagining movement Mental imagery are administered in two forms : kinesthetic when subjects imagine the movement of flexion and extension of the lumbar spine and Visual when subjects watch a video of a third person doing the flexion and extension movement
Study Group/Cohort (s)	Kinesthetic Imagery group Subjects receiving Kinesthetic Imagery Intervention: Other: Watching or imagining movement Visual Imagery Group Subjects receiving visual imagery Intervention: Other: Watching or imagining movement Control group Subjects receiving measurement with intervention
Publications *	Not Provided
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.

Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status ^ICMJE	Completed
Enrollment ^ICMJE	55
Completion Date	July 2011
Primary Completion Date	June 2011 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE	Inclusion Criteria: Subjects suffering from common non-specific low back pain Exclusion Criteria: Recent history of inner ear infection causing associated balance or coordination problems History of cerebral trauma followed by unresolved neurosensory symptoms Recent history of vestibular disorder and previous spinal surgery An involvement in specific balance or stabilization training during the 6 months prior testing. Patients taking pain medication were excluded from the study.
Gender	Both
Ages	18 Years to 21 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	No
Contacts ^ICMJE	Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Location Countries ^ICMJE	Lebanon

Administrative Information
NCT Number ^ICMJE	NCT01469949
Other Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE	LEBUNIV001
Has Data Monitoring Committee	Yes
Responsible Party	Ahmad Rifai Sarraj, Lebanese University
Study Sponsor ^ICMJE	Lebanese University
Collaborators ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Investigators ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Information Provided By	Lebanese University
Verification Date	November 2011
^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP

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