nderstanding hand motor control in healthy aging: muscle mechanics and neural control of the aging hand

Recruiting

• Conditions: effect of aging; 10028302; 10001474

• Registration Number: NL-OMON40858
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 23 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

- Young subjects: between 18-30 age, all subjects must be right-handed.
- Elderly subjects: between 65-80 years, all subjects must be right-handed and pass the mini-mental state examination (score 25 or higher on a total of 30 ).

Exclusion Criteria

- Presence of wrist pain, previous hand or wrist trauma, previous surgery, and a history of inflammatory arthritis
- Experience with playing musical instruments for more than two years over the course of the last five years

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Biomechanics of the hand (tendon displacement and muscle activation) and finger<br /><br>independence ( hand kinematics and individuation index) between young and<br /><br>elderly.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Not applicable</p><br>