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Analysis of Motor Skills in Subjects Aged 55 and Over: the Role of Cognitive Abilities for Planning Movement.

Analysis of Motor Skills in Subjects Aged 55 and Over: the Role of Cognitive Abilities for Planning Movement.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04754906
Acronym
Vieillissement
Enrollment
684
Registered
2021-02-15
Start date
2021-01-25
Completion date
2028-12-31
Last updated
2025-09-22

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Conditions

Mild Cognitive Disorder

Brief summary

Falling is an event that is more frequent and severe in older age. It can lead to a loss of autonomy and a decrease in quality of life. It is therefore important to understand this phenomenon in order to better prevent it. Among the multiple risk factors associated with falling, recent research has shown a link between the decline in cognitive abilities (i.e., the mental processes that form our knowledge, such as memory) and the risk of falling. However, the impact of this cognitive decline on motor skills is still poorly understood. The purpose of this research is to study how the changes induced by aging affect motor skills. This would make it possible to take a new look at the phenomenon of falls occurring in the elderly and, in the long term, to improve the prevention and rehabilitation.

Interventions

perform arm movements towards a target

judge the verticality of an object

In standing position, point as quickly as possible with the right arm at the diode that will light up in front of the participant.

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Neurotypical subjects group: * Person aged 18 to 40 years * Person who has given oral consent * Affiliated to national health insurance * Right-handed person 2. Group of elderly neurotypical subjects: * Person over 55 years of age * Person who has given oral consent * Affiliated to national health insurance * No cognitive problems (MMSE score \>26) * Right-handed person 3. Elderly mild cognitive disorder subject group: * Person over 55 years of age * Person who has given oral consent * Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Disorder made by a neurologist at the Centre Mémoire Ressources et Recherche (CMRR) of the University Hospital of Dijon, following the recommendations of the National Institute for Aging and Alzheimer's Association (Albert et al., 2011) This diagnosis is based on psychometric tests, brain imaging and the evolution of cognitive disorders, including an MMSE test. * Right-handed person

Exclusion criteria

* Neurological or psychiatric history with the exception of the TCL group. * Follow-up of drug treatment in the last three months that may affect cognitive and/or motor skills. * Received a shoulder prosthesis on the dominant side. * Received a hip and/or knee replacement less than a year ago. * Disabling joint disease of the hip or knee shoulder * Protected adults (curatorship, guardianship) * Person deprived of their liberty b judicial or administrative decision * Pregnant, parturient or breastfeeding woman * Major unable to consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sequence 1: symmetry ratio of the finger speed profilethrough study completion, an average of 3 years
Sequence 2 : perception bias (error in degrees of angle) of dynamic subjective visual vericalitythrough study completion, an average of 3 years
Sequence 3 : activation time of the focal muscles in relation to the postural musclesthrough study completion, an average of 3 years

Countries

France

Contacts

Primary ContactPatrick MANCKOUNDIA
patrick.manckoundia@chu-dijon.fr0380293970

Outcome results

None listed

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