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Pain and Split-belt Motor Learning in Older Adults

NCT07054840 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2025-12-04

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Summary

The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of acute pain, induced using an experimental pain paradigm of capsaicin paired with heat, on implicit locomotor learning and its retention in older adults.

Conditions

  • Aging
  • Older Adults
  • Pain
  • Motor Learning

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Capsaicin 0.1% cream combined with a heat pack and applied to the lower leg

Capsaicin is applied to the skin of one of the lower legs, then covered with a heat pack that is secured to the leg with self-adhesive wrap.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Delaware

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Susanne Morton · University of Delaware

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-26
Primary Completion
2026-05-31
Completion
2026-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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