The Role of an Attention Demanding Activity for Priming Motor Learning

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Basic Motor Learning Problem

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if priming attention prior to practicing a motor task will have an effect on the ability to acquire and learn that motor task. The investigators hypothesize that the acquisition and learning of a motor task will improve if attention is primed prior to practicing that motor task when compared to a group who does not receive the prime.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02714647

Run by

University of Utah

People needed

30

Starts

2016-03-01

Expected to finish

2017-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 35. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Between the ages of 18-35

You may not qualify if…

• Present with acute medical problems or orthopedic injuries that would limit participation in the motor task
• Uncorrected vision loss
• Has a neurological disease
• Consider themselves ambidextrous

Where it is running

• University of Utah College of Health; Division of Occupational Therapy — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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