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NCT Number: NCT03931512

TDCS Effects on Motor Learning and Motor Control in Healthy Subjetcs

Clinical Trial with two groups, transcranial direct current stimulation aplication and sham; triple blinded. The protocol is applied 5 consecutive days during the training of a manual dexterity task. Manual dexterity and somatosensory variables are measured pre intervention, post one day of intervention, post 5 days of intervention, and 5 days after finish the intervention.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

CEULaSalle

Madrid, 28023, Spain

About this study

Clinical Trial with two groups, transcranial direct current stimulation aplication (1 mA ) and sham (ramp up and down of 30 seconds in total) . Bouth interventions will last 20 minutes; at the same time of the aplication bouth are going to train the manual dexterity with Purdue Pegboard Test.

This protocol is applied 5 consecutive days, also it have a follow up of 5 days more.

It is triple blinded. Manual dexterity and somatosensory variables are measured pre intervention, post one day of intervention, post 5 days of intervention, and 5 days after finish the intervention.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • healthy volunteers

Exclusion criteria

  • metal or skin lesions on the head
  • brain stimulation in the last 6 months
  • family history of epilepsy or seizures
  • pacemaker or any cardiac involvement
  • inability to understand or execute the task
  • taking drugs that may influence cognition
  • pregnancy

Treatment and study plan

transcranial direct current stimularion

Device

aplication of direct current stimulation on the scalp wiht sponge electrodes

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in trained manual dexterity of the dominant hand

    Time frame: pre intervention, post one day of intervention, post 5 days of intervention, 5 days after finish the intervention

    One hand manual dexterity is measured with Perdue Pegboard test

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in trained manual dexterity of bouth hands

    Time frame: pre intervention, post one day of intervention, post 5 days of intervention, 5 days after finish the intervention

    Two hands dexterity is measured with Perdue Pegboard test

  2. Changes in maximal isometric hand grip force

    Time frame: pre intervention, post one day of intervention, post 5 days of intervention, 5 days after finish the intervention

    Hand grip force is measured with Jamar dinamometer

  3. Sleep Quality

    Time frame: 5 days after finish the intervention

    Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

  4. Physical activity

    Time frame: 5 days after finish the intervention

    Long form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire

  5. Changes in nontrained manual dexterity of the dominant hand

    Time frame: pre intervention, post one day of intervention, post 5 days of intervention, 5 days after finish the intervention

    One hand dexterity is mesured with Minesota Test

  6. Changes in nontrained manual dexterity of bouth hands

    Time frame: pre intervention, post one day of intervention, post 5 days of intervention, 5 days after finish the intervention

    Two hands dexterity is mesured with Minesota Test

  7. Changes in pressure detection treshold

    Time frame: pre intervention, post one day of intervention, post 5 days of intervention, 5 days after finish the intervention

    The pressure detection treshold is measured with an algometer

  8. Changes in pain detection treshold

    Time frame: pre intervention, post one day of intervention, post 5 days of intervention, 5 days after finish the intervention

    The pain detection treshold is measured with an algometer

  9. Changes in two points discrimination

    Time frame: pre intervention, post one day of intervention, post 5 days of intervention, 5 days after finish the intervention

    Two points discrimination is measured with an esthesiometer

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centro Universitario La Salle

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Effects on Motor Learning and Motor Control in Healthy Subjetcs

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Apr 30, 2019
Registry last updated
Jun 23, 2022

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