VET Evaluation: Healthy

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Healthy
• Interventions: Other: Hand Dexterity Assessment

• Registration Number: NCT06622460
• Lead Sponsor: Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-07-01
• Status Verified: 2024-09
• Study First Submitted: 2024-09-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-09-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-09-30
• Study First Posted: 2024-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-02
• Primary Completion: 2024-11-15
• Study Completion: 2025-01-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

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

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Exclusion Criteria

• 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

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Healthy Hand Control Group (HHC Group)	Hand Dexterity Assessment	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).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Threshold from the Virtual Eggs Test (VET)	Second Session (Re-Test)	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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS; 🇮🇹 Florence, Italy