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Effects of RLIC on Motor Learning in Middle-aged and Older Adults

NCT03582943 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 82

Last updated 2018-10-24

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Summary

The purpose of this research is to determine if the beneficial effects of remote limb ischemic conditioning on learning seen in young adults are found in middle-aged and older adults.

Conditions

  • Adults
  • Older Adults

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

RLIC

See descriptions under arm/group descriptions. RLIC is delivered for 7 visits, occurring on consecutive weekdays.

BEHAVIORAL

Sham conditioning

See descriptions under arm/group descriptions. Sham conditioning is delivered for 7 visits, occurring on consecutive weekdays.

BEHAVIORAL

Balance training

All participants undergo training on a balance board, learning to hold the board level with equal weight on each leg. This is a motor learning task. Participants perform the balance task for 15, 30-second trials per day at visits 3-7.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Catherine Lang, PT, PhD · Washington University School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-10-20
Primary Completion
2017-09-15
Completion
2017-10-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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