Motor Imagery on Children With DMD on Gait and Balance Functions

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

34

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 16, 2022

Primary Completion Date

July 1, 2024

Study Completion Date

December 1, 2024

Conditions
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Interventions
OTHER

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Program

"The program will be held for 8 weeks, 2 days a week, with 40-minute sessions. Relaxation phase: Progressive relaxation. Stretching phase: Stretching exercises for the muscles of the gastrocnemius, hamstrings, hip flexors, hip adductors Strengthening phase: Isometric strengthening exercises for the tibialis anterior, quadriceps, hip extensors, and hip abductors muscles.~Balance training phase: Two legs, one leg, balance with eyes open and eyes closed.~Weight-bearing phase: Weight transfer to the front, back, and sides using the balance board."

OTHER

Additional Motor Imagery Training to Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Program

The program will be held for 8 weeks, 2 days a week, with 40-minute sessions. Relaxation phase, Stretching phase, Strengthening phase,Balance training phase and Weight-bearing phase. Additional to the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Program, the Additional Motor Imagery Training program will be carried out for 8 weeks, 2 days a week, in addition to the 40-minute physiotherapy and rehabilitation program, accompanied by 25-30 minutes of supervision. It will be conducted by the researcher on two non-consecutive days of the week, by making appropriate appointments for the participants. During the program, participants will be asked to be in a quiet room. Sessions will consist of 4 consecutive phases: video watching, relaxation, motor imagery, and return to the environment.

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

RECRUITING

Biruni University, Istanbul

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Gülsena Utku

OTHER