Clinical trials: Action Observation
Parkinson Disease
Action Observation Plus Sonification Therapeutic Protocol
The target of this clinical trial is Freezing of Gait symptom (FoG), and associated falls. The project is aimed to evaluate the effects of an innovative experimental protocol to treat Parkinson (PD) Patients with FoG.
- Trial name
- AOFREEPD (NCT03249155)
- Testing
- AO - plus sonification, CUE - visual and auditory
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Trieste
Motor Skill Learning
Effects of Action Observation and Motor Imagery on PNF Skill Learning in Physiotherapy Students
his randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of action observation and motor imagery on short- and long-term learning of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) skills, perceived mental fatigue, and…
- Trial name
- NCT07873515
- Testing
- Motor Imagery Practice, Action Observation Practice, Conventional PNF Practice
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Antalya Bilim University
Autonomic Nervous System
Combining Motor Imagery With Action Observation Does Not Lead to a Greater Autonomic Response Than Motor Imagery Alone During Simple and Functional Movements: a Randomized Controlled Trial.
The main objective of this study was to compare the activation of the Sympathetic Nervous System in a program that combined Motor Imagery with Action Observation, in contrast to an isolated Motor Imagery program on the one hand…
- Trial name
- NCT03232879
- Testing
- Motor Imagery, Action Observation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Muscle Architecture and Anterior Cruciate Ligament
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of plyometric training on biceps femoris longus (BFl) and vastus lateralis (VL) muscle architecture in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).
- Trial name
- NCT04690127
- Testing
- Plyometric Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Age-associated Memory Impairment
Effectiveness of an Intervention Using Observation/Action Therapy Among Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a transitional state between normal aging and early dementia, characterized by memory deficits without functional impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT05934344
- Testing
- Action observation training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Europea de Madrid
Asymptomatic Subjects, Painfree Voluntiers
Effects of Motor Imagery and Action Observation on Electromyographic Activity and Intramuscular Oxygenation in the Hand Gripping Gesture
Motor imagery is defined as a dynamic mental process of an action, without its real motor execution. Action observation training consists of watching an action performed by someone else.
- Conditions
- Asymptomatic Subjects, Painfree Voluntiers, Neuroscience
- Trial name
- NCT03324217
- Testing
- Mental Practise
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Movement, Involuntary
Mental Practice on Balance
The main objective of this research is to see the effect of two mental practice techniques on static and dynamic balance.
- Trial name
- NCT04548336
- Testing
- Motor Imagery, Action observation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Cerebral Palsy (CP), CP (Cerebral Palsy)
Immersive AOT: Multisensory Stimulation and Neurophysiological Correlates in Children With Cerebral Palsy and Typical Development - A Pilot Study
The discovery of the Mirror Neuron System (MNS) has promoted the development of rehabilitation techniques such as Action Observation Treatment (AOT) and Motor Imagery (MI).
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy (CP), CP (Cerebral Palsy), Motor Imagery, Action Observation
- Trial name
- ImmersiveAOT (NCT07369193)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris
Parkinson Disease
Effects of Action Observation Training and Motor Imagery Delivered by Telerehabilitation in Patients with Parkinson's Disease
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the efficacy on motor and postural tasks of Action Observation Training (AOT) and Action Observation combined with Motor Imagery (AOMI) delivered by telerehabilitation in patients…
- Trial name
- TeleAOTPD (NCT06814782)
- Testing
- Action Observation Training, Action Observation and Motor Imagery, Exercise
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Healthy
The Effect of Motor Imagery and Action Observation on Motor Skill Acquisition
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Motor Imagery and Action Observation on Motor Skill Acquisition in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05765708
- Testing
- Motor Imagery, Action Observation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Depression
Evaluation of a Home-based AOMI Intervention on Cognitive Function and Depression Among Adults With SCI
The investigators propose a pilot randomized clinical trial to determine if adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) show improved cognitive function and depression following home-based Action Observation and Motor Imagery (AOMI)…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Depression, Motor Imagery, Cognitive Functions
- Trial name
- NCT06708026
- Testing
- Action Observation and Motor Imagery (AOMI) training, Basic wheelchair exercises, Watch landscape videos
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Fall Prevention, Elderly
Effects of Action Observation Training and Exercises Over 65 Years Old
With aging, the decrease in muscle strength in the musculoskeletal system , body biomechanics and posture changes and the risk of falling increase.
- Trial name
- NCT04759690
- Testing
- Action observation, Exercise group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Pain Modulation
Evaluation of the Hypoalgesic Effects of Transcranial Direct Current (tDCS) in Healthy Subjects
The main objective of this research is to evaluate and quantify hypoalgesic effects caused by imagination and observation with or without the presence of transcranial direct current (tDCS) in healthy participants.
- Trial name
- NCT04127253
- Testing
- Sooma transcranial direct current stimulation device plus Brain training tools, Brain training tools in isolation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Right-handed Healthy Adults
The Investigation of Acute Effects of Action Observation Training on Upper Extremity Functionality, Reaction Time and Cognitive Functions in Right-handed Healthy Subjects
The aim of the study is to investigate the acute effects of action observation training on upper extremity functionality, reaction times, and cognitive functions in right-handed healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT04932057
- Testing
- Action observation Training, Action Practice, Observation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Pain
Effects of Action Observation and Motor Imagery on Orofacial Sensorimotor Variables
The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of different dosages of action observation (AO) and motor imagery (MI) combined with an orofacial exercise program on pain pressure thresholds, lingual endurance…
- Trial name
- NCT04022174
- Testing
- Moderate dosage training of action Observation and Motor imagery, Intensive dosage training of action observation and motor imagery, Intensive dosage orofacial exercises
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Old Age; Debility, Balance; Distorted
Effects of Early Sleep After Action Observation Therapy on Balance in Elderly
The study aims at investigating the effects of an early sleep window after Action Observation Therapy (AOT) on balance in elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT05393700
- Testing
- Action Observation Therapy
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Motor Activity
Evaluation of Motor Learning on a Sequence of Manual Motor Gestures of Increasing Complexity Through the Mental Practise
The main objective of this research is to evaluate and quantify successes and errors, as well as execution time, in a sequence of manual motor gestures of increasing complexity through mental practice training (observation of…
- Trial name
- NCT03769974
- Testing
- Motor imagery, Action observation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Parkinsons Disease (PD)
Neuroimaging of Parkinson's
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by dysfunction in both subcortical structures and the cortex. The investigators recently discovered a new brain system called the Somato-Cognitive Action Network…
- Trial name
- NCT07024875
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Healthy Adults
Is Self-action Observation More Effective Than Observing Another Person's Action?
The aim of the study is to compare the possible effects of self-action observation and observation of another person's action on upper extremity functionality, cognitive functions and reaction times.
- Trial name
- NCT04759612
- Testing
- Action Observation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Biomechanical Data, Sport Performance, Professional Overhead Athletes
Barrier-Step Action in Elite Futsal Goalkeepers
This observational case series examined the barrier-step action in elite futsal goalkeepers. The aim was to describe how this goalkeeper-specific defensive movement was organised in time and how selected body angles were…
- Conditions
- Biomechanical Data, Sport Performance, Professional Overhead Athletes, Futsal
- Trial name
- BARRIER-STEP-F (NCT07539246)
- Testing
- Standardised barrier-step assessment task
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Vicosa