Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 12:46 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2026-01-07 @ 10:08 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT07009561
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2025-06-06
First Post:
2025-05-29
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Cortical Excitability and Typing Performance After Action Observation and Motor Execution
Sponsor:
University of Sharjah
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
Comparison of Cortical Excitability and Typing Performance Across Action Observation, Motor Execution, and Control Conditions
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2025-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Goal:
This study will aim to investigate the effects of different motor stimulation strategies-motor execution (ME) and action observation (AO)-on cortical excitability and typing performance in healthy individuals.
Recruitment:
A total of 60 healthy university students will be recruited and randomly assigned into three groups:
Motor Execution group (n=20) Action Observation group (n=20) Control group (n=20)
Evaluation Tools:
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) using DEYMED DuoMAG XT will be used to measure Resting Motor Threshold (RMT), Motor Evoked Potential (MEP) Amplitude, and MEP Latency of the First Dorsal Interosseous (FDI) muscle.
Online Typing Test will be used to assess typing speed (words per minute) and accuracy (percentage of correct characters).
Intervention:
The ME group will perform a 3-minute typing task. The AO group will observe a 3-minute first-person video of typing. The Control group will not receive any intervention between assessments.
All participants will undergo TMS and typing assessments twice, once before and once after the intervention.
This study will aim to investigate the effects of different motor stimulation strategies-motor execution (ME) and action observation (AO)-on cortical excitability and typing performance in healthy individuals.
Recruitment:
A total of 60 healthy university students will be recruited and randomly assigned into three groups:
Motor Execution group (n=20) Action Observation group (n=20) Control group (n=20)
Evaluation Tools:
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) using DEYMED DuoMAG XT will be used to measure Resting Motor Threshold (RMT), Motor Evoked Potential (MEP) Amplitude, and MEP Latency of the First Dorsal Interosseous (FDI) muscle.
Online Typing Test will be used to assess typing speed (words per minute) and accuracy (percentage of correct characters).
Intervention:
The ME group will perform a 3-minute typing task. The AO group will observe a 3-minute first-person video of typing. The Control group will not receive any intervention between assessments.
All participants will undergo TMS and typing assessments twice, once before and once after the intervention.
Detailed Description:
This study will be designed as a randomized controlled trial to compare the effects of motor execution (ME) and action observation (AO) on cortical excitability and fine motor performance, using typing as the target motor task.
A total of 60 healthy university students will be recruited from the University of Sharjah through convenience sampling. Participants will be screened based on inclusion and exclusion criteria and will provide informed consent prior to enrollment. Eligible participants will then be randomly assigned into three groups (ME, AO, and Control), with stratification based on baseline typing proficiency to ensure balanced motor skill levels across groups.
All participants will undergo a pre-assessment session that will include a 3-minute typing task focused on the index finger and TMS testing targeting the First Dorsal Interosseous (FDI) muscle. TMS measures will include Resting Motor Threshold (RMT), MEP Amplitude, and MEP Latency.
During the intervention phase:
The ME group will perform the typing task for 3 minutes. The AO group will watch a 3-minute point-of-view video of the same typing task. The Control group will receive no intervention and will simply wait between the assessments.
After the intervention, participants in all groups will repeat the same typing task and TMS assessments in the post-assessment phase.
Typing performance will be evaluated using an online typing platform, capturing typing speed (words per minute) and accuracy (percentage of correct characters). TMS data will be collected using the DEYMED DuoMAG XT with consistent coil placement and stimulation parameters. Five reproducible MEPs will be recorded per participant per session to ensure reliability.
A total of 60 healthy university students will be recruited from the University of Sharjah through convenience sampling. Participants will be screened based on inclusion and exclusion criteria and will provide informed consent prior to enrollment. Eligible participants will then be randomly assigned into three groups (ME, AO, and Control), with stratification based on baseline typing proficiency to ensure balanced motor skill levels across groups.
All participants will undergo a pre-assessment session that will include a 3-minute typing task focused on the index finger and TMS testing targeting the First Dorsal Interosseous (FDI) muscle. TMS measures will include Resting Motor Threshold (RMT), MEP Amplitude, and MEP Latency.
During the intervention phase:
The ME group will perform the typing task for 3 minutes. The AO group will watch a 3-minute point-of-view video of the same typing task. The Control group will receive no intervention and will simply wait between the assessments.
After the intervention, participants in all groups will repeat the same typing task and TMS assessments in the post-assessment phase.
Typing performance will be evaluated using an online typing platform, capturing typing speed (words per minute) and accuracy (percentage of correct characters). TMS data will be collected using the DEYMED DuoMAG XT with consistent coil placement and stimulation parameters. Five reproducible MEPs will be recorded per participant per session to ensure reliability.
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
True
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: