MedTrace Logo

Study of Cortical Activation During Hand and Shoulder Movements in Healthy Subjects

NCT05691777 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2023-01-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Characterization of cortical activation patterns during movements in healthy adults may help our understanding of how the injured brain works. Upper limb motor tasks are commonly used to assess impaired motor function and to predict recovery in individuals with neurological disorders such as stroke. This study aimed to explore cortical activation patterns associated with movements of the hand and shoulder using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). The investigators hypothesized that the activation pattern observed with fNIRS would differ for shoulder and hand movements. More specifically, the investigators hypothesized that the cerebral activation during hand movements would mainly involve the contralateral hemisphere, particularly the lateral part of primary motor cortex; whereas activation during shoulder movements would be more medial and more extensive than that of the hand.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

DEVICE

Hand and shoulder task

Hand task: the participant is seated on a chair facing a table, both hands resting on the table. The participant is asked, for each block of 10 seconds, to perform flexion / extension movements of the fingers of the right hand at 0.5 Hz. Shoulder task: the participant is seated on a chair facing a table, both hands resting on the table. The participant is asked, for each block of 10 seconds, to perform alternating movement of abduction and adduction of the right shoulder at 0.5 Hz with the elbow flexed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Julien BONNAL · CHR d'Orléans

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-06-25
Primary Completion
2020-07-16
Completion
2020-07-16

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT05691777 on ClinicalTrials.gov