The Effect of Motor Imagery and Action Observation on Motor Skill Acquisition in Healthy Adults

Istanbul Medeniyet University1 site in 1 country120 target enrollmentMarch 1, 2023

ConditionsHealthy

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Healthy
Sponsor: Istanbul Medeniyet University
Enrollment: 120
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Finger Tapping Task
Status: Recruiting
Last Updated: 2 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Motor Imagery and Action Observation on Motor Skill Acquisition in healthy adults.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

March 1, 2023

End Date

August 15, 2023

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Istanbul Medeniyet University

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Esma Nur KOLBAŞI

Primary Investigator

Istanbul Medeniyet University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Right hand dominance

Exclusion Criteria

•Individuals with neurological, orthopedic, or rheumatological disease (for example: stroke, essential tremor, tennis player, trigger finger, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.)
•Severe cognitive problems

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Finger Tapping Task

Time Frame: 5 minutes

The finger tapping task is a motor sequence learning task in which participants are asked to tap with their non-dominant hand a 5-digits sequence (for example 4-1-3-2-4 or 2-4-13-2), as rapidly and accurately as possible, using the numeric key-buttons of a computer keyboard or a response box.