Predicting Future Errors During Skill Performance

Part of paid clinical trials in Bethesda, Maryland.

Sponsor
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Study ID
NCT06707207
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Healthy

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 35 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Study Details

Background: Many tasks people do every day require a series of individual movements. Control over these movements is called motor skills. But even highly skilled people can make mistakes. Researchers have found that they can predict when a person will make a mistake 0.1 second before it happens. Now, they want to find out if they can increase that time up to 1 second-long enough to warn the person and prevent the mistake. Objective: To see if motor skill errors can be detected up to 1 second before they occur. Eligibility: Right-handed healthy adults aged 18 to 35. Design: Participants will have 2 to 5 study visits. Each visit will be 1 to 2 hours. They will have a physical and neurological exam. They will have 1 or 2 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. They will lie on a table that slides into a large cylinder. The MRI uses strong magnets to capture images of the inside of the body, including the brain. They will have another scan, called magnetoencephalography (MEG). Small metal disks attached to wires will be taped to their head. Participants will sit in a padded chair with their head inside of a helmet. The helmet will not cover their eyes or face. Participants will perform a series of typing tasks on a keyboard. They will have short breaks between each round. Their head movements will be tracked, and their eye and finger movements will be videotaped.

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 16, 2026
Status verified
Jun 2026
Primary completion
Apr 1, 2029
Completion
Oct 1, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)

Arms

  • Arm: Healthy
    Healthy young volunteers

Primary Outcome Measure

To detect future skill errors up to approximately 1 s before they occur [ Time Frame: 60 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterBethesdaMaryland20892
NIH Clinical Center Office of Patient Recruitment (OPR)
[email protected]
800-411-1222

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