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Investigation of Motor Imagery Ability in Relation to Body Awareness and Joint Position Sense in Healthy Subjects

Investigation of Motor Imagery Ability in Relation to Body Awareness and Joint Position Sense in Healthy Subjects

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07445165
Acronym
MI-BA-JPS
Enrollment
37
Registered
2026-03-03
Start date
2022-11-12
Completion date
2023-06-29
Last updated
2026-03-03

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

Conditions

Neurologic Deficits

Keywords

Body Awareness, Motor Imagery, Laterization

Brief summary

Motor imagery (MI) is a dynamic mental state in which representations of a specific motor movement are rehearsed in working memory without any movement manifestation. It is practiced in physiotherapy clinics to improve motor performance and learn motor tasks. Since the efficiency of the practice depends on the quality of imagery, it is necessary to assess imagery ability before performing an imagery experiment or participating in an imagery training program. Body awareness is used as a general concept for body management, body experience and body use. It contains information about the parts of the body and includes position perception, movement sense and the conditions required for movements, mental elements (cognitive thought processes). Joint position sense, which has an important role in postural control, is defined as being aware of the position and movement of the joint in space by the central nervous system. Although it has been shown that there are factors related to the central nervous system such as cognitive level that affect motor imagery ability, there are no studies showing the relationship between body awareness and joint position sense, in which central nervous and sensory systems work in integration, and motor imagery ability. In this study, motor imagery ability will be evaluated in healthy subjects and its relationship with body awareness and joint position sense will be investigated.

Interventions

OTHERMovement Imagery Questionnaire-3 (MIQ-3)

This is a scale.

OTHERVividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire-2 (VMIQ-2)

This is a scale.

OTHERThe Recognise™

This outcomes is mobile application. We used by assesment brain lateralisation skills.

This is a scale.

Sponsors

Istanbul Arel University
Lead SponsorOTHER
Bahçeşehir University
CollaboratorOTHER
Kırklareli University
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Volunteering to participate in the study 2. Aged between 20-40 years old 3. Having a Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination score higher than 24 points.

Exclusion criteria

1. Having any musculoskeletal system disease 2. Having any chronic disease 3. Having a history of physical trauma 4. Cognitive impairment 5. Having a neurological problem 6. Using analgecis for a long time 7. Having a complaint of pain during the evaluation 8. Using sedatives and/or antidepressants

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Motor Imagery Ability Assessed by the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3 (MIQ-3)At baseline (single assessment at study enrollment)Explicit motor imagery ability will be assessed using the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3 (MIQ-3). The MIQ-3 evaluates individuals' ability to imagine movements from visual and kinesthetic perspectives using self-reported ratings. The total MIQ-3 score will be used for analysis.
Body Awareness Assessed by the Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ)At baseline (single assessment at study enrollment)Body awareness will be assessed using the Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ), a self-report instrument designed to evaluate individuals' awareness of bodily processes, postural changes, and internal bodily sensations. The total BAQ score will be calculated and used for statistical analysis.
Motor Imagery Ability Assessed by the Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire-2 (VMIQ-2)At baseline (single assessment at study enrollment)Explicit motor imagery vividness will be assessed using the Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire-2 (VMIQ-2). The VMIQ-2 measures the vividness of visual and kinesthetic motor imagery through self-reported responses. Subscale and total scores will be used for statistical analysis.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Implicit Motor Imagery Assessed by the Hand Laterality Judgment Task (Recognise™)At baseline (single assessment at study enrollment)Implicit motor imagery ability will be assessed using the Hand Laterality Judgment Task implemented via the Recognise™ mobile application. Participants will be asked to identify whether displayed hand images represent the left or right hand. Response time and accuracy will be recorded and used for analysis.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 4, 2026