Table 2 Characteristics of included randomized controlled trials
From: Efficacy of motor imagery in post-stroke rehabilitation: a systematic review
Study | Number of patients | Gender (% male) | Mean age in years (± SD if available) range (if available) | Time since stroke (months) | Intervention | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liu [22] | 46 with a first unilateral cerebral infarction | 48 | MI group: 71.0 (± 6.0) Controls: 72.7 (± 9.4) | 0.5 | Intervention group: 60 minutes PT sessions five days a week for 3 weeks. Plus: motor imagery five 60 minutes sessions per week for 3 weeks. OT's provided the motor imagery training. | FMSA CTT2 Task performance test |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Controls: 60 minutes PT sessions five days a week for 3 weeks. Plus instead of imagery: a demonstration-then-practice method for the same tasks as in the MI group for five 60 minutes sessions per week for 3 weeks. OT's provided the demonstration than practice training. | Â |
Page [24] | 13 with a unilateral cerebral infarction | 77 | 64.6 range:54–79 | 6.5 | Intervention group: conventional therapy (OT and PT) 3 times/week, in 60 minutes segments for 6 weeks. Plus: 10 minutes audiotape with cognitive visual images + using such a tape at home twice a week. | FMSA ARAT |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Controls: Conventional therapy (OT and PT) 3 times/week, in 60 minutes segments for 6 weeks. Plus instead of imagery: 10-minutes tape containing stroke information + using such a tape at home twice a week. | Â |
Study | Number of patients | Gender (% male) | Mean age in years (± SD if available) | Time since stroke (months) | Intervention | Outcomes |
Page [23] | 11 with a stroke | 82 | 62.3 (± 5.1) range: 53–71 | 24 | Intervention group: A set of ADL's is practiced through PT 2 times/week for 30 minutes for 6 weeks. Plus after PT participants received 30 minutes MP intervention. And they also practice it mentally at home. | ARAT MAL |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Controls: A set of ADL's is practiced through PT 2 times/week for 30 minutes for 6 weeks. Plus instead of MP: after the PT session they received a session of relaxation techniques for 30 minutes. | Â |
Page [25] | 16 with a unilateral cerebral infarction | 100 | 63.2 (± 4) | 22 | Intervention group: OT: 3 times/week in 30 minutes sessions for 4 weeks. Plus: an imagery intervention lasting 20 minutes after the OT session. | FMSA |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Controls: OT: 3 times/week in 30 minutes sessions for 4 weeks. Plus instead of MP: after OT session a 20 minutes tape with instructions and information requiring the patients' attention and participation and on the causes and the pathology of strokes. | Â |