Mental Effort and Muscle Strength

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Aging, Muscle Strength

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of mental effort on improving muscle strength.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00059436

Run by

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Starts

1999-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-09-26

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Healthy individuals free of neurological impairment

You may not qualify if…

• Already involved in regular physical training
• Neuromuscular disorders
• Medications known to affect neuromuscular system (other than moderate alcohol or caffeine)
• Left-hand dominant

Where it is running

• Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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