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Benefit of adding proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation with Motor imagery technique which are new neurophysiotherapy intervenion to conventional physiotherapy protocol for spinal cord injury survivors

EFFICACY OF LOWER TRUNK PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION (PNF) WITH MOTOR IMAGERY ON TRUNK STABILTIY AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF SPINAL CORD INJURY SURVIVORS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/09/057468
Enrollment
32
Registered
2023-09-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-09-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: -

Interventions

Intervention1: proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and motor imagery: Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) is a promising, more advanced form of flexibility training to improve trunk

Sponsors

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam College of Physiotherapy
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Incomplete spinal cord injury. 2. Traumatic etiology. 3. Neurological level T12 and below. 4. MMSE score = 24. 5. Age 18 to 60 years. 6. Both genders. 7. Trunk control test score 10 to 14.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of psychiatric or other neurological disorders. 2. Patient who are on any medication to alter cognition. 3. Any secondary complication. 4. Any recent orthopedic surgery of upper limb or lower limb 5. Autonomic dysreflexia 6. Patients who are not willing to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.Trunk control test for SCI (TCT-SCI) 2.WHOQOL-BREF. 3.Spinal cord independence measure (SCIM-III) Timepoint: Assessment of participants will be done at pre intervention i.e., 0 week and at post intervention i.e., 4 week.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
no secondary outcomesTimepoint: no time points

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactUpasna Barthwal

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam COPT PIMS Loni

ketu6731@gmail.com8725838688

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026