Status:
COMPLETED
Interhemispheric Plasticity in Humans
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Conditions:
Healthy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Brief Summary
This study will determine how the brain controls movements by sending messages to the spinal cord and muscles. Researchers want to know if strengthening a hand muscle will increase the strength of the...
Detailed Description
Strength training of a limb muscle on one side of the body produces functionally and clinically meaningful increases in motor output of the same muscle on the opposite side of the body. Such adaptatio...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Male and female volunteers ages 18-60 years old will qualify for this study. The subject population will be equitable and we will strive to enroll volunteers from all ethnic backgrounds.
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- orthopedic impairments of the upper extremities
- neurological impairments, including current or past peripheral or central nervous system dysfunction
- being on drugs that may lower the seizure threshold
- having a pacemaker, an implanted medication pump, a metal plate in the skull, metal objects in the eye or skull (for example after brain surgery or shrapnel wounds)
- consumption of more than moderate amounts of alcohol or caffeine
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 8 2005
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
June 25 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
108 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00120666
Start Date
July 8 2005
End Date
June 25 2007
Last Update
July 2 2017
Active Locations (1)
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892