VET Evaluation: Healthy

NCT06622460 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: VirtualEggTest_Healthy
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study involving healthy participants aims to validate the Virtual Eggs Test (VET) as a tool for measuring hand dexterity and grip force control. This part of the study focuses on determining the test's reliability and validity in a population without motor impairments. Healthy participants will perform the VET using both their dominant and non-dominant hands across two sessions. The purpose is to establish baseline performance metrics for comparison with stroke patients and to assess the test's usability in clinical settings.

Conditions

Healthy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Threshold from the Virtual Eggs Test (VET)

  This refers to the grip strength threshold required to avoid breaking fragile objects during the test. The VET measures the participant's ability to regulate grip strength and dexterity, with the threshold ranging from 1 to 20. Lower numbers indicate that less force is needed to break the object, reflecting greater control over fine motor skills

  First Session (Test)

• Threshold from the Virtual Eggs Test (VET)

  This refers to the grip strength threshold required to avoid breaking fragile objects during the test. The VET measures the participant's ability to regulate grip strength and dexterity, with the threshold ranging from 1 to 20. Lower numbers indicate that less force is needed to break the object, reflecting greater control over fine motor skills

  Second Session (Re-Test)

Study Arms (1)

Healthy Hand Control Group (HHC Group)

EXPERIMENTAL

The Healthy Hand Control Group (HHC Group) consists of participants without motor impairments, selected to establish baseline data for hand dexterity and grip strength using the Virtual Eggs Test (VET).

Other: Hand Dexterity Assessment

Interventions

Hand Dexterity Assessment OTHER

to evaluate the reliability and sensitivity of the VET in healthy. Their performance helps define normal thresholds and behaviors in grip force modulation and manual dexterity.

Healthy Hand Control Group (HHC Group)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 85 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age between 18 and 85 years.
• No motor deficits.
• Adequate cognitive and language abilities to understand the experiment and follow instructions.
• Signed informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Significant visual or oculomotor impairments.
• Comorbidities or disabilities that may interfere with the study, such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or muscle tone disorders.
• Cardiopulmonary or circulatory pathologies.
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
• Psychiatric comorbidities.
• Difficulty understanding the Italian language.
• Lack of cooperation.
• Consumption of alcohol or diuretics before the test

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus: lead
• Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS

Florence, Florence, 50143, Italy

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 26, 2024
• First Posted: October 2, 2024
• Study Start: July 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: November 15, 2024
• Study Completion: January 15, 2025
• Last Updated: October 2, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IT (1)