Illusionary mirror visual feedback for Physical Therapy/Exercise Therapy

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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

No previous strength training of upper body last 3 months

Willingness to adhere to the strength training requirements of the study

Must not have

Be younger than 18 years old

Be older than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Upbaseline (week 0), mid-training (week 2), post-training (week 5)

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

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

Physical Therapy/Exercise Therapy
Weightlifting

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You will be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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You haven't done any upper body strength training in the past three months.

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You are willing to follow the strength training instructions of the study.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline (week 0), mid-training (week 2), post-training (week 5)

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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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

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

25 Previous Clinical Trials

3,824 Total Patients Enrolled

Joshua C CarrPrincipal Investigator

Texas 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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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Mirror Illusion Training and Cross-education

Joshua Carr 2021. "Mirror Illusion Training and Cross-education". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05084690.