Mind over nerve? study tests imagery plus stretches for better mobility
NCT ID NCT07154017
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This pilot study will test whether combining movement imagery techniques (like watching or imagining movements) with nerve stretching exercises can improve how the median nerve responds to pressure and stretch. Ten healthy volunteers will receive both the combined treatment and nerve exercises alone, with a 72-hour break in between. Researchers will measure pain thresholds, elbow range of motion, and sensory responses to see if the combination works better.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Movement representation techniques combined with neural mobilization exercises
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a more effective physical therapy approach for nerve-related pain and stiffness.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study in healthy people, not patients. Results may not apply to those with actual nerve conditions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * asymptomatic volunteers of both sexes * aged 18 to 45 * with no symptoms or history of disease in the cervical region, shoulder girdle, or upper limb. Exclusion Criteria: * history of surgery or trauma to the cervical spine, shoulder girdle, or upper limb; * nonspecific shoulder pain; * presenting symptoms of chronic pain in any region of the body; * aphantasia (inability to create mental images); * hypermobility; * history of cancer or active disease; * current infection; * rheumatological disease; * neurological and/or psychiatric disorders; * altered sensation; * current pregnancy; * consumption of centrally acting medications; * undergoing physiotherapy treatment in the last month; * inability to understand the informed consent document; * previous experience with median nerve provocation testing.
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Conditions
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Locations
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University of Gran Rosario
Rosario, Santa Fe Province, 2000, Argentina
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