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Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Jaw-tapping Movement on Memory Function

NCT01873664 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2013-06-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the possibility of using jaw-tapping training as a self-exercise for developing memory and preventing dementia in elderly subjects with memory disturbances using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Conditions

  • Memory Disturbances

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Jaw-tapping

to tap their jaws vertically at 1.6 Hz at home twice a day for 30 seconds every day during four weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong

    collaborator OTHER

  • Kyunghee University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jung-Mi Park, Ph.D · Professor, Kyung Hee University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-07-31
Completion
2013-07-31

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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