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2024-05-06 @ 8:18 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:24 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06323954
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2024-04-01
First Post:
2024-03-15
Brief Title:
tVNS During Motor Training in Older Adults
Sponsor:
Georgia Institute of Technology
Organization:
Georgia Institute of Technology
Study Overview
Official Title:
Pairing tVNS With Motor Skill Training in Older Adults
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-03
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:
The goal of this study is to learn about the effect of applying transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation tVNS during motor training on motor learning in older adults The main question it aims to answer is whether applying tVNS after successful motor trials post-success tVNS will facilitate the rate of motor learning Participants will be randomly assigned to tVNS or sham group and receive tVNS or sham respectively at the outer ear during finger control training sessions Finger control performance will be tested before and after the training sessions without outer ear stimulation
Detailed Description:
The participants will be randomly assigned to a tVNS or control group They will visit the lab for four sessions The main motor task is to trace target trajectories with finger forces As the pre- and post-tests all participants will be tested on a force tracing motor task with the left hand There will be no electrical stimulation during the tests During the training sessions all participants will wear surface electrodes on the outer ear The attachment sites are the tragus or cymba concha depending on the shape and size of the ear for the tVNS group and the earlobe for the sham group The participants will perform finger training to trace target trajectories with their left finger forces Participants in the tVNS and sham group will receive tVNS and sham stimulation respectively after successful finger trials
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
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?:
None