Motor cortical control of antagonist muscle function in aging
- Conditions
- Elderly
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON23489
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 28
Inclusion Criteria
Healthy younger adults aged 18 - 30 years and healthy older adults aged 65 years and older, both male and female gender, right handed based on the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory.
Exclusion Criteria
Fracture in the upper extremity over the past year, neurological disorders, pregnancy, muscle or joint disorders, cardiovascular diseases, medicine known to affect nerve conduction, Epilepsy, Pacemaker, metal in the brain/skull.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The amount of coactivation during a rapid flexion of the wrist after hearing an auditory tone
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The corticospinal excitability indexed by the size of the motor evoked potentials (MEPs) produced by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)