NCT06814873

Enhanced Human Sensorimotor Integration Via Self-modulation of the Somatosensory Activity

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 39 (actual)
• Sponsor: Keio University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the functional and structural modification effects on the brain of a non-invasive experimental device applied to the head and forearms of healthy subjects during motor recall training. The experimental device used in this study is the Brain-Machine Interface (hereinafter referred to as BMI), which is under development in the principal investigator's laboratory. The BMI consists of an arithmetic unit that processes the results in real time using a personal computer, a depth ray that displays the results, a transcutaneous electrical stimulator that is driven based on the results of the arithmetic, and an exoskeletal motor assist device that is driven based on the results of the arithmetic.

Detailed description

This study does not fall under the category of 'medical research involving human subjects' or 'clinical research subject to legal regulations' in Japan, and the appointment of a principal investigator (PI) is not required. For the convenience of registry submission, the name of the principal investigator field has been filled with the name of the study representative (a non-physician).

Conditions

• Somatosensory Evoked Potentials, and Electroencephalography

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Neurofeedback	The participants received visual feedback of the processed result of neural signals acquired online.
BEHAVIORAL	Sham-feedback	Previously recorded neural signals are processed and presented to participants as if the signals from them are processed online.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-05-10
• Primary completion: 2024-03-31
• Completion: 2024-03-31
• First posted: 2025-02-07
• Last updated: 2025-02-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Japan