Table 1.
Primary outcome | Primary outcome measure: | |
Time difference between T0 and T1 needed to perform the motor task ('Going down, laying on the floor, and getting up again') | Time will be given in seconds and will be obtained by the recorded video of the task performance. | |
Secondary outcome | Secondary outcome measures | |
1 | Time difference between BL vs. T0 and between T1 vs. FU | Time will be given in seconds and will be obtained by the recorded video of the task performance. |
2 | Help needed to perform the motor task | Assistance levels of the activity scale of the Chedoke McMaster Stroke Assessment (CMSA) |
3 | Stage of the motor task | Stage of the motor task by Bergland and Lake will be obtained by the recorded video of the task performance. |
4 | Imagination inflation | Patients will be asked before each motor task execution during the assessments to predict time they expect to need to perform the motor task. |
5 | Motor impairment and independence | German version of the extended Barthel index (EBI) |
6 | Balance | German version of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) |
7 | Motor imagery ability | German version of the kinesthetic and visual motor imagery questionnaire (KVIQ-G) |
8 | Understanding of the motor imagery instructions | German version of the Imaprax software version 1.1 |
9 | Fear of falling (FOF) | German version of the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC-scale) |
10 | Intrinsic motivation | Motor imagery diary |
11 | Mood | Direct question that can be answered on an 11-point VAS: 'How sad do you feel today?' |
All outcome measures will be assessed at four times to measure changes over time: twice during the baseline phase, after the intervention, and after the two week follow-up phase.