Clinical trials: Motor Skill Learning
Motor Activity, Child Development
Effects of a Physical Education Programme in Preschool Children
Unlike other European countries, Italian kindergartens do not include the physical education teacher in the school organic personnel.
- Trial name
- NCT03454061
- Testing
- physical activity
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Palermo
Stroke, Brain Infarction
Critical Periods After Stroke Study (CPASS)
To perform an exploratory single center randomized study that will form the basis for a larger scale, more definitive randomized clinical trial to determine the optimal time after stroke for intensive motor training.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Brain Infarction, Brain Ischemia, Cerebral Infarction
- Trial name
- CPASS (NCT02235974)
- Testing
- Early Intensive upper extremity motor training, Sub-acute intensive upper extremity motor training, Chronic intensive upper extremity motor training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MedStar National Rehabilitation Network
Stroke, Acute, Stroke, Subacute
Bimanual Motor Skill Learning in Acute Stroke
The subacute phase of stroke provides a window into how a lesion perturbs sensorimotor functions prior to reorganisation driven by plasticity and neurorehabilitation.
- Trial name
- MLAS4 (NCT05760846)
- Testing
- REAplan®, Dextrain Manipulandum®
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Mont-Godinne
Motor Vehicle Injury
Behavioral Skills Training Methods to Reduce Car Seat Misuse
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of child passenger educational methods to measure their ability to effectively reduce car seat misuse.
- Trial name
- BSTCPS (NCT05490992)
- Testing
- Behavioral Skills Training In-person
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,448 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pro Consumer Safety - Public Health Behavior Solutions
Healthy Volunteers, Child Development
Play-Based Motor Training in Children Aged 7-10 Years
This randomized controlled study evaluated the effects of an 8-week structured play-based motor training program on motor competence in children (boys and girls) aged 7-10 years.
- Trial name
- PBMT-DC (NCT07771959)
- Testing
- Structured Play-Based Motor Training Program, Usual Physical Education
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Effects of Acute Exercise on Motor Learning and Brain Activity in Children With DCD
The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of an acute intense physical exercise bout on the learning ability of children with typical motor development (TD) and children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD).
- Trial name
- ExLeBrainDCD (NCT05936372)
- Testing
- Acute intense aerobic exercise
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Nacional d'Educacio Fisica de Catalunya
Medical Education, User-Computer Interface
The Effect of Virtual Simulation Training in Mastoidectomy
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of virtual simulation training on mastoidectomy dissection performance of otorhinolaryngology trainees, to explore performance assessment using a final-product analysis…
- Conditions
- Medical Education, User-Computer Interface, Clinical Skills, Motor Skills
- Trial name
- NCT02030873
- Testing
- Virtual simulation training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Cerebral Palsy
Different Virtual Reality Devices in People With Cerebral Palsy
A computer program was developed with the same task, but with two possibilities of user interaction: a) interface with contact: in which the individual touches the computer screen to finish the task and b) interface without…
- Trial name
- NCT03352440
- Testing
- Cerebral Palsy - Kinect, Cerebral Palsy - Touchscreen, Control Group - Kinect
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Motor Activity, Motor Coordination
Does Daily Physical Education Improve Motor Skill Development and Health-Related Physical Fitness in Preschool Children?
Background: During childhood, physical activity (PA) plays a fundamental role in motor development, as movement experiences during this critical period support the acquisition of both fine and gross motor skills (GMS) and foster…
- Conditions
- Motor Activity, Motor Coordination, Child Development, Excercise
- Trial name
- NCT07709949
- Testing
- Six-month daily PE program (5x/week), led by PE specialists and teachers, combining ball sports, gymnastics, athletics, yoga, aerobics, dance, and martial arts for preschoolers.
- Where
- Serbia
- Volunteers
- 323 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Novi Sad
PTSD, Depression
Trauma and Truth Interventions (NET) Versus Conflict Resolution and Social Skills Trainings for Vulnerable Youths in Northern Uganda
More than 300,000 children are fighting in armed conflicts all over the world. In Uganda an estimated number of 25,000 children have been abducted and forced to fight or work as porters and sex slaves on the side of the rebels…
- Conditions
- PTSD, Depression, Aggression
- Trial name
- NCT00893750
- Testing
- NET Truth Education, Conflict Resolution and Social Competence Skills, Traditional Ways of Coping
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
Healthy, 24-Hour Movement Guidelines
A Mobile App to Improve 24-Hour Movement Guideline Adherence in Preschoolers
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a home-based mHealth intervention can improve adherence to the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines in preschool-aged children (3-4 years old) who currently meet 0 or 1 of the…
- Conditions
- Healthy, 24-Hour Movement Guidelines, Feasibility Studies, Sleep
- Trial name
- Shining Star (NCT06667661)
- Testing
- Shining Star mHealth App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asperger Syndrome
Effects of a Multimodal Exercise Program for Children With ASD
Exploring the effects of an exercise program for children ages 6 -26 years old who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and neurotypical children respond to high-intensity whole body exercise interventions (Group 1)…
- Trial name
- NCT05509231
- Testing
- High-intensity exercise, Wearable glove and arm sleeve device to measure movement
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Institute of Technology
Stroke, Acute
Exploring Motor Learning in Acute Stroke Through Robotics
The acute phase of stroke is characterized by an enhancement of neural plasticity which supports rapid motor recovery. It is unclear whether acute stroke patients can acquire new motor skills with their affected upper limb.
- Trial name
- NCT04171856
- Testing
- REAplan(R)
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 245 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Mont-Godinne
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Rhythmic Motor Learning in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorders
The importance of play and physical activity include many benefits on positively improving health and well-being, enhancing children's and young people's thinking and performance in school, improving their sleep and enabling…
- Trial name
- EPIC2 (NCT03150784)
- Testing
- EPIC Club
- Where
- 5 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford Brookes University
Specific Learning Disability, Specific Learning Disorder
HAND FUNCTIONS OF CHILDREN WITH A SPECIFIC LEARNING DISORDER
Children with Specific Learning Difficulties (SLD) may have problems with fine and gross motor skills compared to their healthy peers. These children may have poor manual dexterity.
- Conditions
- Specific Learning Disability, Specific Learning Disorder, Fine Motor Skills, Hand Functions
- Trial name
- NCT05319197
- Testing
- No Interventions
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kutahya Health Sciences University
Motor Skill Learning
Effects of Action Observation and Motor Imagery on PNF Skill Learning in Physiotherapy Students
his randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of action observation and motor imagery on short- and long-term learning of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) skills, perceived mental fatigue, and…
- Trial name
- NCT07873515
- Testing
- Motor Imagery Practice, Action Observation Practice, Conventional PNF Practice
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Antalya Bilim University
Cortical Excitability, Primary Motor Cortex
rTMS Induced Reduction in M1 Excitability
When learning a new skill, much of the improvement comes from small alterations the brain makes with each repetition during practice, but this isn't the only time that improvements are made during the learning process.
- Conditions
- Cortical Excitability, Primary Motor Cortex, Motor Skills
- Trial name
- NCT07588113
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Tennis Motor Skill Learning
Attentional Focus and Feedback Timing in Children's Tennis Skill Learning
This study evaluated how different attentional focus instructions and feedback timing affect tennis motor skill learning in children aged 9 to 12 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07822035
- Testing
- Distal External Attentional Focus, Proximal External Attentional Focus, Internal Attentional Focus
- Where
- 4 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou University
Motor Skills, Physical Fitness
The Effect of Movement Education on Fundamental Biomotor Skills in Children Aged 6-9
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if movement training improves speed, jumping ability, and flexibility in children aged 6 to 9.
- Conditions
- Motor Skills, Physical Fitness, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT07801118
- Testing
- Movement Education Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Gelisim University
Physical Activity
Training Early Childhood Educators to Increase Children's Physical Activity: The TEACH-Preschooler Study
This study aims to determine the effect of delivering a physical activity e-learning course to early childhood educators on young children's physical activity and sedentary behaviour while at childcare.
- Trial name
- NCT05359536
- Testing
- Training Early Childhood educators in PA
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada