Clinical trials: Motor Skill Learning
Parkinson's Disease
Motor Skill Learning in People With Parkinson's Disease
This study will compare brain changes in people with Parkinson's disease with those of normal control subjects while they learn motor skills.
- Trial name
- NCT00396942
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Motor Performance, Motor Learning
Rewarding Feedback in Motor Learning and Rehabilitation
The effect of rewarding vs. non-rewarding feedback on acquisition of a motor skill is investigated in a single blinded parallel group design.
- Trial name
- KFSP-REWARD (NCT02189564)
- Testing
- Feedback about good performance, Feedback about good performance + money, Feedback about average performance
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kai Lutz, PhD
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
Specific Learning Disorder
Fine Motor Function in Children With Specific Learning Disorders
Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which a person shows difficulties in reading, written narration, and/or mathematics.
- Trial name
- NCT05902143
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
MNRI, Development Delay
Effects of MNRI Therapy on Fine Motor Skills in Children With Developmental Delays.
Developmental delay refers to a child's failure to achieve age-appropriate developmental milestones and may affect multiple developmental domains.
- Trial name
- NCT07764926
- Testing
- MNRI, Conventional Physiotherapy without MNRI
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Stroke, Spinal Cord Injuries
Human-like Robotic Controllers for Enhanced Motor Learning
The purpose of this study is to develop a new paradigm to understand how humans physically interact with each other at a single and at multiple joints, with multiple contact points, so as to synthesize robot controllers that can…
- Trial name
- HRCEML (NCT04578665)
- Testing
- Behavioral Interaction Conditions, Haptic Impedance Level, Skill Level of Partner
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 764 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Motor Skill Learning, Juggling Performance
TuJuggling: Comparing Two Juggling Learning Methods in College Students
This study will compare two ways of learning juggling in university students during a regular practical course: (A) juggling based on throwing the balls in the air and (B) juggling based on bouncing the balls off the floor.
- Trial name
- TuJugling (NCT07528924)
- Testing
- Intervention A Throwing-Based Juggling Training, Intervention B Bouncing-Based Juggling Training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada
Healthy
Spinal Reflexes in Motor Skill Learning
This study will test a spinal cord reflex called reciprocal inhibition before, during, and after learning a motor skill to see if the reflex becomes stronger by learning the movement.
- Trial name
- NCT00076583
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Healhty
Does the Continuous Repetition of Motor Skills at a Consistent Speed With Music Affect Children's Decision-Making and Learning Abilities?
This study examined whether repeating motor skill exercises at a consistent speed with music can improve decision-making and independent learning abilities in children aged 8-9 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07147686
- Testing
- Slow tempo basic motor skills exercises with music (30 BPM), Fast tempo basic motor skills exercises with music (60 BPM)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 399 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- bekir tokay
Healthy Volunteers, Psychological Skills
Does Traditional Archery Training Enhance Psychological Abilities?
This study aims to investigate the effects of a 12-week traditional archery training program on sport imagery ability and problem-solving skills in healthy university students.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Psychological Skills, Sport Imagery, Problem Solving
- Trial name
- TAT and PA (NCT07684729)
- Testing
- Traditional Archery Training (TAT)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gümüşhane Universıty
Stroke
The Beneficial Effects of Naps on Motor Learning
Background: Memory consolidation is the process by which memories become stable, long-term representations in the brain. Consolidation of a motor skill is dependent upon sleep.
- Trial name
- NCT04312126
- Testing
- MRI system, MEG system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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
Health Behavior, Obesity
A Skills-based RCT for Physical Activity Using Peer Mentors
This approach will train peer mentors to deliver a culturally appropriate intervention and provide social support that is critical for facilitating and sustaining health behavior change.
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Obesity, Motor Activity
- Trial name
- NCT02329262
- Testing
- Mentoring to be Active with Accelerometers, Planning to be Active with Accelerometers
- Where
- 20 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 571 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Older Adults, Aging Well
Self-Adaptive Immersive Virtual Reality Serious Game to Enhance Motor Skill Learning and Attention in Older Adults
While scientific evidence emphasizes the detrimental effect of sedentary behavior on health, the literature suggests that, on average, older adults spend 75% of their days in a sedentary manner, and often isolated (Petrusevski…
- Conditions
- Older Adults, Aging Well, Aging
- Trial name
- SAVinGs (NCT06141642)
- Testing
- Self-adaptive serious game, Non-adaptive serious game
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Swimming Skill Acquisition
Aquatic Skill-Efficiency Instruction Versus Classical Learn-to-Swim Instruction in 8-10-Year-Old Novice Swimmers
This randomized study compared two 12-week learn-to-swim instructional approaches in novice children aged 8-10 years. Children were individually allocated in a 1:1 ratio to Aquatic Skill-Efficiency Instruction or a classical…
- Trial name
- NCT07853495
- Testing
- Aquatic Skill-Efficiency Instruction, Classical Learn-to-Swim Instruction
- Where
- Uzbekistan
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Scientific Research Institute of Physical Education and Sports
Cerebral Palsy, Bilateral Cerebral Palsy
Effects of HABIT-ILE in Adults with Bilateral Cerebral Palsy
This randomized controlled trial (RCT) aims to evaluate the effects of intensive Hand and Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities (HABIT-ILE) in improving body structure, function, daily activities, and…
- Trial name
- NCT06767930
- Testing
- Hand and Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities, Conventional intervention
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain
Teacher Self-efficacy for Teaching PE, Teacher PE Instruction
Evaluation of Aim to Play, a User-Friendly Digital Application for Teacher Skills Training and Physical Education Activities for 3-5 Grade Students
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the newly developed Pocket PE 3-5 app, designed for use by teachers of 3rd-, 4th-, and 5th-grade students.
- Conditions
- Teacher Self-efficacy for Teaching PE, Teacher PE Instruction, Student PE Enjoyment, Student Physical Activity
- Trial name
- AimToPlay3-5 (NCT07203313)
- Testing
- Digital PE teaching app
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,872 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saavsus, Inc.
Motor Learning
How Many Days Would You Want to Practice a Skill to Achieve it?
Practice is required to improve your shot in basketball or to play a musical instrument. The learning of these motor skills can be further enhanced by non-invasively stimulating regions of the brain that control movements with…
- Trial name
- NCT03249961
- Testing
- Anodal TDCS, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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
Stroke, Acute, Stroke (Subacute)
Inter-Limb Transfer in Acute Stroke
This study aims to investigate whether the improvements achieved through motor skill learning (MSkL) with the ipsilesional upper limb (UL) are transferred to the contralesional UL during the (sub)acute stroke phase, and to…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Acute, Stroke (Subacute), Healthy Individuals (Controls), Chronic Stroke Patients
- Trial name
- MLAS5 (NCT07822633)
- Testing
- REAplan®, Dextrain Manipulandum®
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Mont-Godinne