Immediate Effect of Subliminal Priming With Subliminal Reward Stimuli on Standing Balance in Healthy Young Adults

Immediate Effect of Subliminal Priming With Subliminal Reward Stimuli on Standing Balance in Healthy Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02705092

Enrollment

Registered

2016-03-10

Start date

2016-02-29

Completion date

2016-03-31

Last updated

2016-06-10

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Conditions

Healthy

Brief summary

The purpose of the study was to examine the immediate effect of subliminal priming with subliminal reward stimuli on standing balance in healthy young adults. The study also compared the outcomes with the immediate effects of subliminal priming with supraliminal reward stimuli.

Interventions

OTHERSubliminal priming with subliminal reward stimuli

Positive words as subliminal reward (displayed for 17 ms).

OTHERSubliminal priming with supraliminal reward stimuli

Positive words as supraliminal reward (displayed for 150 ms).

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 24 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Healthy volunteers between 18 and 24 years of age 2. Males and Females

Exclusion criteria

1\. Physical impairment, hindering performance of daily activities

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in the dynamic standing balance	Baseline and immediately after the intervention protocol	Dynamic standing balance as measured by the Functional Reach Test

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in the static standing balance	Baseline and immediately after the intervention protocol	Static standing balance as measured by the One-leg standing time with the eyes closed (maximum of 120 seconds)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026