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Functional magnetic resonance imaging neurofeedback-guided motor imagery training and motor training for Parkinson's Disease: randomized trial

Subramanian, Leena, Busse Morris, Monica, Brosnan, Meadhbh, Turner, Duncan L., Morris, Huw R. and Linden, David E. J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5638-9292 2016. Functional magnetic resonance imaging neurofeedback-guided motor imagery training and motor training for Parkinson's Disease: randomized trial. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 10 , 111. 10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00111

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Abstract

Objective: Real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (rt-fMRI) neurofeedback (NF) uses feedback of the patient’s own brain activity to self-regulate brain networks which in turn could lead to a change in behavior and clinical symptoms. The objective was to determine the effect of NF and motor training (MOT) alone on motor and non-motor functions in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in a 10-week small Phase I randomized controlled trial. Methods: Thirty patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD; Hoehn and Yahr I-III) and no significant comorbidity took part in the trial with random allocation to two groups. Group 1 (NF: 15 patients) received rt-fMRI-NF with MOT. Group 2 (MOT: 15 patients) received MOT alone. The primary outcome measure was the Movement Disorder Society—Unified PD Rating Scale-Motor scale (MDS-UPDRS-MS), administered pre- and post-intervention “off-medication”. The secondary outcome measures were the “on-medication” MDS-UPDRS, the PD Questionnaire-39, and quantitative motor assessments after 4 and 10 weeks. Results: Patients in the NF group were able to upregulate activity in the supplementary motor area (SMA) by using motor imagery. They improved by an average of 4.5 points on the MDS-UPDRS-MS in the “off-medication” state (95% confidence interval: −2.5 to −6.6), whereas the MOT group improved only by 1.9 points (95% confidence interval +3.2 to −6.8). The improvement in the intervention group meets the minimal clinically important difference which is also on par with other non-invasive therapies such as repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS). However, the improvement did not differ significantly between the groups. No adverse events were reported in either group. Interpretation: This Phase I study suggests that NF combined with MOT is safe and improves motor symptoms immediately after treatment, but larger trials are needed to explore its superiority over active control conditions.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Medicine
Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC)
MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG)
Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMHRI)
Publisher: Frontiers Media
ISSN: 1662-5153
Funders: Wellcome Trust
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 9 June 2016
Date of Acceptance: 23 May 2016
Last Modified: 05 May 2023 13:22
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/91654

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