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Illusionary mirror visual feedback for Weightlifting

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Waitlist Available
Led By Joshua C Carr
Research Sponsored by Texas Christian University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline (week 0), mid-training (week 2), post-training (week 5)
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Study Summary

This trial examines how using an illusionary mirror affects the way muscles adapt when only one limb is trained. The hypothesis is that the mirror will help the untrained arm get stronger.

Eligible Conditions
  • Weightlifting
  • Physical Therapy/Exercise Therapy

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline (week 0), mid-training (week 2), post-training (week 5)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline (week 0), mid-training (week 2), post-training (week 5) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in dynamic muscle strength for the trained and untrained arm
Change in isometric muscle strength for the trained and untrained arm
Change in lean mass for the trained and untrained arm
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Resistance training with mirror illusion groupExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
The resistance training with mirror illusion group will perform unilateral resistance training on their dominant arm. During training, they will view a mirror illusion of their exercising arm over their opposite, non-exercising arm. The training will be performed twice per week for four weeks totaling eight training sessions.
Group II: Resistance training control groupActive Control1 Intervention
The resistance training control group will perform unilateral resistance training on their dominant arm. The training will be performed twice per week for four weeks totaling eight training sessions.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Texas Christian UniversityLead Sponsor
27 Previous Clinical Trials
3,879 Total Patients Enrolled
Joshua C CarrPrincipal InvestigatorTexas Christian University

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are octogenarians accepted in this experiment?

"The criteria for taking part in this research stipulates that participants must fall between 18 and 35 years old. There are 2 separate studies available to those younger than 18, while another 15 projects cater towards patients over 65."

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Is enrollment for this trial available at the present time?

"According to information present on clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is no longer actively recruiting participants as the last edit was made October 7th 2021. Despite that, there are 20 other trials seeking patients at the moment."

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What qualifications must a person possess to be eligible for this research trial?

"This research is seeking 20 volunteers aged 18 to 35 with weightlifting experience. To be eligible, participants must not have engaged in upper body strength training for the past 3 months and should present no recent injuries or surgical procedures concerning their arms. They also need to commit to following all instructions associated with the study's strength regimens."

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~5 spots leftby Apr 2025