Context-specific fine motor training and language processing in young adults
Analysis Of The Effect Of A Fine Manual Skills Intervention In A Specific Context On The Linguistic Processing of Healthy Young Adults
This trial sees if 20-minute daily context-specific fine motor training helps syntactic language processing in healthy right-handed adults aged 19–24.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 40 (estimated) |
| Ages | 19 Years to 24 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre Academic / other |
| Locations | 2 sites (Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul and 1 other locations) |
| Trial ID | NCT07232862 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This is a randomized, single-blind trial that will assign right-handed healthy participants aged 19–24 to either a context-specific fine manual dexterity training or a simpler control task in a 1:1 ratio. Both groups will complete 20-minute sessions five times per week, with pre- and post-intervention testing of fine manual dexterity and syntactic language processing. Participants with prior neurological or psychiatric disorders, traumatic brain injury, use of psychoactive substances or medications affecting cognition, and pregnant women will be excluded. The sample is a convenience sample and size will be determined from a pilot study.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Healthy, right-handed people aged 19–24 who can give informed consent and are willing to attend frequent in-person sessions are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People with prior neurological or psychiatric diagnoses, a history of traumatic brain injury, those taking psychoactive medications, pregnant women, left-handed individuals, or those unable to attend frequent sessions are unlikely to benefit from this protocol.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the intervention could offer a simple, time-efficient way to improve syntactic language processing and inform rehabilitation or cognitive-training approaches.
How similar studies have performed: Some small prior studies link motor training to changes in language processing, but context-specific fine manual dexterity effects on syntactic processing are relatively novel and not well established.
Eligibility criteria
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Right-handed young people between 19 and 24 years old; * Accept participation in the study and sign the free and informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of previously diagnosed neurological and/or psychiatric disorders; * History of traumatic brain injuries; * Pregnant women or women suspected of being pregnant.
Where this trial is running
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul and 1 other locations
- Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre — Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Ufcspa — Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Aline Pagnussat
- Email: alinesp@ufcspa.edu.br
- Phone: 555133038912
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.