Differences in brain network changes due to motor learning in older and younger adults

Differences in brain network changes due to motor learning in older and younger adults - Differences in brain network changes due to motor learning in older and younger adults

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000049679

Enrollment

Registered

2023-01-13

Start date

2023-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

right-handed healthy subjects (young adults, older adults)

Interventions

In young adults - Repeat 9 sets of 30-second chopstick manipulation task and 30-second rest. - Chopstick manipulation task: Perform the task of picking up and moving objects using chopsticks with t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Healthy adult male and female - Young group: 18 to 40 years old - Older group: 65 to 80 years old - To eliminate the effects of the dominant cerebral hemisphere, only a right-handed person participates.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - A person who have experienced actively using chopsticks with the left hand. - A person who is taking medication acting on the central nervous system. - Persons not eligible for MRI imaging.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Resting state functional connectivity strength (fMRI data) before and after 9 minutes of chopstick manipulation motor learning.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Number of items moved with chopsticks, subjective sense of difficulty/fatigue	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSayori Takeda

Tokyo Metropolitan University Graduate School of Human Health Sciences

takeda-sayori1@ed.tmu.ac.jp09053542654

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026