Effects of Sensory and Motor Deprivation on Brain Plasticity

Injury of the Right Upper Extremity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Sensory and Motor Deprivation on Brain Plasticity After Injury and Immobilisation of Right Upper Extremity

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01029093
• Other study ID #: Ref-Nr: StV 13-2009
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 25, 2009
• Last updated: December 7, 2009
• Start date: December 2009
• Est. completion date: December 2010

Study information

• Verified date: December 2009
• Source: University of Zurich
• Contact: 01 Studienregister MasterAdmins
• Phone: +41 (0)44 255 11 11
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Switzerland: Ethikkommission
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Investigation of changes in gray and white matter during immoblisation after injury of the right upper extremity via two MR Investigations of the brain at two different times.

Description:

Investigation of changes in gray and white matter during immoblisation after injury of the right upper extremity via two MR Investigations of the brain at two different times. Immobilisation at least 12 days. Time between the 2 investigations: 12-14 d.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: December 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria:

• Right handed

• Injury of right upper extremity where immobilisation is needed

Exclusion criteria:

• TBI, neurological or psychatric deseases

• Other cerebral deseases

• Standard MRI Exclusion criterias such as pacemaker, epilepsia etc

Study Design

Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Injury of the Right Upper Extremity

Intervention

Other:
• no intervention, MRI and motor skill test
Two MR Investigations at two different times

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Switzerland	Devision of Traum	Zurich

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Zurich	Jaencke

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Switzerland,