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Movement DisorderNCT00017979

Study of Brain Control of Movement

An observational study of Movement Disorder and Healthy, run by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation to examine how the brain controls movement by sending messages to the spinal cord and muscles and what goes wrong with this process in disease. Normal healthy volunteers between the ages of 18 and 65 years may be eligible to participate. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Movement Disorder, Healthy
How many people
30 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jun 2001to Jun 2002
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Volunteers who are greater than or equal to 18 years old.

Subjects must not have any medico-surgical illness.

Subjects must not have neurological illness.

Subjects must not have psychiatric illness.

Subjects must not be taking any medication with potential

influence on nervous system function.

Subjects must not have a pacemaker.

Subjects must not have an implanted medical pump.

Subjects must not have a metal plate or a metal object in the skull or eye.

Subjects must not have a history of seizure disorder.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892

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About this study

Official title: Effect of Volitional Inhibition on Cortical Inhibitory Mechanisms

This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation to examine how the brain controls movement by sending messages to the spinal cord and muscles and what goes wrong with this process in disease. Normal healthy volunteers between the ages of 18 and 65 years may be eligible to participate.

In transcranial magnetic stimulation, an insulated wire coil is placed on the subject's scalp or skin. Brief electrical currents are passed through the coil, creating magnetic pulses that stimulate the brain. During the stimulation, participants will be asked to tense certain muscles slightly or perform other simple actions. The electrical activity of the muscle will be recorded on a computer through electrodes applied to the skin over the muscle. In most cases, the study will last less than 3 hours.

Read the detailed description

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of voluntary inhibition of movement, using either negative motor imagery or Go/NoGo reaction task, on cortical inhibitory mechanisms. Intracortical inhibition (ICI) and silent period (SP) are two major cortical inhibitory mechanisms demonstrated by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Alterations in these inhibitory mechanisms have been extensively studied in various situations, but the influence of voluntary inhibition has not been elucidated yet. In normal volunteers, therefore, we plan to determine if voluntary inhibition of movement influences these cortical inhibitory mechanisms. The primary outcome measures would be any changes in motor evoked potential (MEP) size and intracortical inhibition (ICI) parameters.

Keywords
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Motor Cortex, Motor Imagery, Reaction Time, Cerebral Inhibition, Healthy Volunteer, Normal Control
Medical subject headings
Movement Disorders

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted25 Jun 2001 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2001
  3. Study completionJun 2002

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Enrolment
30 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00017979
Sponsor's protocol ID
010200
Other IDs
01-N-0200
Status last verified
Jun 2002
First submitted
23 Jun 2001
Last updated
4 Mar 2008
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Triggs WJ, Cros D, Macdonell RA, Chiappa KH, Fang J, Day BJ. Cortical and spinal motor excitability during the transcranial magnetic stimulation silent period in humans. Brain Res. 1993 Nov 19;628(1-2):39-48. doi: 10.1016/0006-8993(93)90935-g.

    PubMed 8313168
  • Fuhr P, Agostino R, Hallett M. Spinal motor neuron excitability during the silent period after cortical stimulation. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol. 1991 Aug;81(4):257-62. doi: 10.1016/0168-5597(91)90011-l.

    PubMed 1714819
  • Colebatch JG, Rothwell JC, Day BL, Thompson PD, Marsden CD. Cortical outflow to proximal arm muscles in man. Brain. 1990 Dec;113 ( Pt 6):1843-56. doi: 10.1093/brain/113.6.1843.

    PubMed 2276047

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Movement Disorder and Healthy, run by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Mar 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00017979, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Mar 2008.

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