Factors Affecting Sensory and Motor Learning
ConditionBasic Science
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-45
SponsorIndiana University
About this trial
How participants perceive the position of their own hand in various contexts will be examined. This will include changing the visual display to suggest the hand is in a slightly different position, and asking participants to indicate where they think it is by pointing with their other hand.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Between the ages of 18-45 years old
Right-handed.
Covid has been found to have neurological effects in some people, but mostly the effects on sensorimotor control and neurophysiology are unknown. So we will only include individuals who report being free of Covid symptoms in week preceding testing.
Disqualifiers
Past or present history of seizure, stroke, any brain or peripheral nerve disease, severe head trauma, or spinal cord surgery.
Learning or attention conditions such as ADHD.
Orthopedic or pain conditions, or a history of seriously injured bones, joints or muscles in either arm.
Lack of normal or corrected-to-normal vision.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Explanatory diagram
- Direct vision
- Movement feedback, target hand
- Movement feedback, pointing hand
- No movement feedback
- Attend to the targets
Treatment groups
300 Participants
are divided into 6 treatment groups6
Treatment groupsSee each treatment group below.
Sponsors and collaborators
Indiana University
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov