Age-independent Decline in Manual Dexterity of Middle-aged and Older Adults

Withdrawn before enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Aging

In brief

The objective of the clinical trial is to evaluate the mediating influence of force control on the pegboard times of adults (50-89 years) who are stratified into groups of faster and slower pegboard times. The hypothesis is that practice of either a pegboard test or a force-control task will reduce pegboard times, but the decrease will be greater and less similar after the two practice interventions for the slower group of participants. The outcomes are expected to demonstrate that force control is a modifiable mediator of pegboard times for this cohort, but the effect will be stronger for the group with faster pegboard times.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03803566

Run by

University of Colorado, Boulder

People needed

0

Starts

2025-08-01

Expected to finish

2026-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-11-16

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Able to read, write, and speak English
• Able to arrange transportation to the Boulder campus

You may not qualify if…

• Cognitive impairment
• Major psychiatric condition
• Unstable depressive disorder
• Progressive neurological, muscular, cardiovascular, or skeletal disorder
• Chronic pain condition
• Currently taking medication known to influence neuromuscular function
• Recent hospitalization
• Unable to attend 12 practice sessions in 6 weeks

Where it is running

• University of Colorado Boulder — Boulder, Colorado, United States

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