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ReviewFrontiers in human neuroscience2013

Towards the integration of mental practice in rehabilitation programs. A critical review.

Francine Malouin, Philip L Jackson, Carol L Richards

3 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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Review in Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 77 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03392493 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

The Effects on Hand Function With Robot-assisted Rehabilitation for Patients With Stroke

TypeinterventionalSponsorTaipei Medical University Shuang Ho HospitalRan2018 to 2018Enrolled25ConditionsStrokeArmsRobot-assisted hand rehabilitation, Standard treatment
NCT04784832 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation-based Assessment of Mental Training Effects on Motor Learning in Healthy Participants

TypeinterventionalSponsorInstitut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, FranceRan2024 to 2029Enrolled556ConditionsMotor LearningArmsTranscranial magnetic stimulation, Peripheral Nerve Stimulation, Transcranial direct current stimulation, Paired Associative Stimulation, Wrist
NCT05625230 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Testing the Efficiency of a Psychological Treatment for the Rehabilitation of Action Cognition in Depression

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of OradeaRan2023 to 2024Enrolled110ConditionsDepressionArmsBehavioral Activation plus Dynamic Mental Imagery, Behavioral activation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Effectiveness of Motor Imagery on Motor Recovery in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Francine MalouinDépartement de Réadaptation, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval Québec, QC, Canada ; Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Réadaptation et Intégration Sociale Québec, QC, Canada.
Philip L Jackson
Carol L Richards

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many clinical studies have investigated the use of mental practice (MP) through motor imagery (MI) to enhance functional recovery of patients with diverse physical disabilities. Although beneficial effects have been generally reported for training motor functions in persons with chronic stroke (e.g., reaching, writing, walking), attempts to integrate MP within rehabilitation programs have been met with mitigated results. These findings have stirred further questioning about the value of MP in neurological rehabilitation. In fact, despite abundant systematic reviews, which customarily focused on the methodological merits of selected studies, several questions about factors underlying observed effects remain to be addressed. This review discusses these issues in an attempt to identify factors likely to hamper the integration of MP within rehabilitation programs. First, the rationale underlying the use of MP for training motor function is briefly reviewed. Second, three modes of MI delivery are proposed based on the analysis of the research protocols from 27 studies in persons with stroke and Parkinson's disease. Third, for each mode of MI delivery, a general description of MI training is provided. Fourth, the review discusses factors influencing MI training outcomes such as: the adherence to MI training, the amount of training and the interaction between physical and mental rehearsal; the use of relaxation, the selection of reliable, valid and sensitive outcome measures, the heterogeneity of the patient groups, the selection of patients and the mental rehearsal procedures. To conclude, the review proposes a framework for integrating MP in rehabilitation programs and suggests research targets for steering the implementation of MP in the early stages of the rehabilitation process. The challenge has now shifted towards the demonstration that MI training can enhance the effects of regular therapy in persons with subacute stroke during the period of spontaneous recovery.

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mental practicemotor imagerymotor imagery trainingmotor skill learningneurological rehabilitationParkinson's diseasestrokestroke rehabilitation

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PMID24065903
PMCPMC3776942

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