Ipsilateral Transfer of Motor Skill From Lower to Upper Limb in Healthy Adults

NCT05988775 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AU-HEA-OE-20210610
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 45
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To determine whether there is an ipsilateral transfer of motor skill from the lower to the upper limb in healthy adults.

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

ipsilateral transfer; motor performance; lower limb; upper limb; reaching sequence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Change in response time (s) from baseline to post-test

  Average time of movements, measured from the time the switch lights up until it is pressed

  baseline - before the training session, post-test - immediately after the training session

• Change in response time (s) from post-test to follow up

  Average time of movements, measured from the time the switch lights up until it is pressed

  post-test - immediately after the training session, follow up - 24 hours after the training session

• Change in response time (s) from baseline to follow up

  Average time of movements, measured from the time the switch lights up until it is pressed

  baseline - before the training session, follow up - 24 hours after the training session

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Change in failure (%) from baseline to post-test

  baseline - before the training session, post-test - immediately after the training session

• Change in failure (%) from post-test to follow up

  post-test - immediately after the training session, follow up - 24 hours after the training session

• Change in failure (%) from base line to follow up

  baseline - before the training session, follow up - 24 hours after the training session

Study Arms (3)

Leg training

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants sat on a chair with their left heel resting on the table with the push button switches. participants performed 10 blocks of the aforementioned sequence with their leg, with a 30s break between each block.

Behavioral: Leg training

Sequence observation

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants observed 10 blocks of the sequence with the lights alternating automatically, with a 30s break between each block.

Behavioral: Sequence observation

Nature movie watching

OTHER

Participants watched a "scenic relaxation film," for 10 minutes, with a 30s break after every minute.

Other: Nature movie watching

Interventions

Leg training BEHAVIORAL

Participants sat on a chair with their left heel resting on the table with the push button switches. participants performed 10 blocks of the aforementioned sequence with their leg, with a 30s break between each block.

Leg training

Sequence observation BEHAVIORAL

Participants observed 10 blocks of the sequence with the lights alternating automatically, with a 30s break between each block.

Sequence observation

Nature movie watching OTHER

Participants observed 10 blocks of the sequence with the lights alternating automatically, with a 30s break between each block.

Nature movie watching

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• aged between 20 and 35
• right-hand dominant
• healthy according to self-report

You may not qualify if:

• musculoskeletal problems or any other problem that may interfere with the performance of the task (extension of an arm or leg while sitting).
• pregnancy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ariel University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ariel University

Ariel, Israel

Location

Study Officials

• Silvi Frenkel-Toledo, PhD

  Study Principal Investigator

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: randomized controlled trial (RCT)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 30, 2023
• First Posted: August 14, 2023
• Study Start: May 8, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 9, 2023
• Study Completion: March 12, 2023
• Last Updated: August 14, 2023

Record last verified: 2022-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IL (1)