Cross-education of Skill and Strength in Healthy People Subjected to an Upper-limb Disuse Model
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-35
SponsorUniversidad Catolica de Temuco
About this trial
This randomized controlled trial aims to compare manual dexterity and strength between a group undergoing a contralateral manual dexterity training program and a no-intervention control group in healthy, physically inactive individuals subjected to an induced upper-limb disuse model.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Individuals will be eligible for inclusion if they are right-handed adults aged 18 to 35 years with a body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 30 kg/m².
Individuals must be classified as physically inactive, defined as not meeting the World Health Organization criteria of at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week.
Disqualifiers
Individuals who have engaged in physical training (e.g., any form of strength or aerobic exercise) or specific manual dexterity training within the past 6 months. - Individuals who regularly participate in artistic, occupational, or sporting activities requiring high levels of manual dexterity (e.g., musicians, gamers, craftspeople).
Individuals with a history of orthopedic or traumatic injuries affecting either upper extremity. Individuals with pathologies or conditions that preclude safe training (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, or visual, auditory, or cognitive impairments [for example, dyscalculia]).
Individuals currently using nutritional supplements or medications that interfere with the regulation of skeletal muscle mass and strength (e.g., whey protein, creatine) or the central nervous system (e.g., antidepressants, anxiolytics, hypnotics).
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Contralateral Manual Dexterity Training
Treatment groups
34 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Universidad Catolica de Temuco
Lead sponsor
University of Valencia
Collaborator
Universidad de La Frontera
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov