Influence of Resistance Training Experience and Mental Imagery on Corticospinal Excitability and Inhibition

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Resistance Training

In brief

This study will utilize transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to examine the effects of mental imagery in resistance-trained versus untrained men and women. In randomized order, each participant will perform a mental imagery task or a control condition as TMS is used to study corticospinal excitability.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03889548

Run by

University of Central Florida

People needed

60

Starts

2019-02-07

Expected to finish

2023-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2023-02-17

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Over the previous six months, participant has performed at least three resistance training sessions per week or
• Over the previous six months, participant has refrained from resistance training entirely.

You may not qualify if…

• Do not meet the resistance training experience requirements of either group
• Neuromuscular disease (e.g. Parkinson's, MS, ALS)
• Metabolic disease (e.g. diabetes, thyroid disorder, metabolic syndrome)
• Arthritis in the upper limbs (hands, arms, shoulders)
• Trouble using or controlling one's muscles
• History of cancer
• History of stroke
• History of heart attack
• Use of an assistive walking device or other mobility aids
• Physician mandated contraindication to exercise within the last 6 months
• Epilepsy or history of convulsions/seizures
• History of fainting or syncope
• History of head trauma that was diagnosed as concussion or was associated with loss of consciousness
• History of hearing problems or tinnitus
• Cochlear implants
• Implanted metal in the brain, skull, or elsewhere in the body
• Implanted neurotransmitter
• Cardiac pacemaker or intracardiac lines
• Medication infusion device
• Past problems with brain stimulation
• Past problems with MRI
• Use of muscle relaxants or benzodiazepines
• Allergy to rubbing alcohol
• Any other health related illnesses that would prohibit a participant from physical performance testing
• Lack of transportation to and from the laboratory

Where it is running

• Central Florida Research Park; Partnership 1 Building; UCF Neuromuscular Plasticity Laboratory — Orlando, Florida, United States

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