Training in Combination With Non-invasive Brain Stimulation

NCT ID: NCT07059533

Last Updated: 2025-07-10

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 88 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-03-31
• Study Completion Date: 2025-01-31

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to investigate the impact of non-invasive brain stimulation on motor skill acquisition in healthy individuals. Participants performed a motor task with non-invasive brain stimulation applied over the area of the brain where movements were controlled. The study compared motor skill performance between with the active stimulation and the placebo stimulation.

Detailed Description

This study implemented a randomized, double-blinded, and sham-controlled design, investigating the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on motor skill acquisition in healthy individuals.

Conditions

Motor Skill Acquisition in Healthy Older Adults

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Verum

anodal transcranial direct current stimulation

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Verum

Intervention Type: OTHER

anodal transcranial direct current stimulation: 20 minutes of stimulation with 1 mA (ramp-up/ramp-down times of 8 seconds)

Placebo

40 seconds of stimulation delivered at the beginning of training (with 8 seconds ramp-up and 5 seconds ramp-down times)

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type: OTHER

anodal transcranial direct current stimulation with 40 seconds of stimulation delivered at the beginning of training (with 8 seconds ramp-up and 5 seconds ramp-down times)

Interventions

Verum

anodal transcranial direct current stimulation: 20 minutes of stimulation with 1 mA (ramp-up/ramp-down times of 8 seconds)

Intervention Type: OTHER

Placebo

anodal transcranial direct current stimulation with 40 seconds of stimulation delivered at the beginning of training (with 8 seconds ramp-up and 5 seconds ramp-down times)

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• age equals to or over 18 years old
• absence of major neurological, psychiatric and physical impairment, with normal or corrected to normal vision
• right handed
• in good general health

Exclusion Criteria

• professional musicians/stenotypist
• unable to consent
• unable to perform the task as required (instructions and setup)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Friedhelm Hummel

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Friedhelm Hummel

Full professor

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Campus Biotech

Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Countries

Switzerland

Other Identifiers

2017-00301

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id