Post Graduation Health Program, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde de Juiz de Fora (SUPREMA) and UNIVERSO - Universidade Salgado de Oliveira, Brazil.
Division of Physical Therapy, Hospital Maternidade Therezinha de Jesus, Brazil.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2018 Nov;33:36-42. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.08.002. Epub 2018 Aug 6.
Mental practice of motor imagery has shown beneficial effects in stroke recovery. However, there are few clinical trials investigating it on the subacute phase. This study will investigate the effects of mental practice in the mobility of patients with subacute stroke.
Randomized controlled trial including persons with subacute stroke (<3 months). All participants will receive physical exercises and will be randomly allocated into an experimental group (Mental Practice) or into a control group (cognitive training) for 4 weeks(12 sessions).
Primary outcomes will be assessed at baseline and after intervention and will be related to mobility, using Timed Up and Go test and 5 m walking speed test. Whereas secondary outcomes will be muscular strength, biomechanical strategies, mental health and quality of life.
The beneficial effects that may be found in this trial can be greatly relevant in clinical practice, justifying this scientific question.
运动意象的心理练习已显示出对中风康复的有益影响。然而，很少有临床试验在亚急性期对此进行研究。本研究将调查心理练习对亚急性中风患者活动能力的影响。
这是一项随机对照试验，纳入亚急性期（<3 个月）的中风患者。所有参与者都将接受体育锻炼，并随机分为实验组（心理练习）或对照组（认知训练），进行 4 周（12 次）的干预。
主要结果将在基线和干预后进行评估，与移动能力有关，使用计时起立行走测试和 5 米步行速度测试。而次要结果将包括肌肉力量、生物力学策略、心理健康和生活质量。
本试验中可能发现的有益效果在临床实践中可能具有重要意义，证明了这个科学问题的合理性。
