NCT07054840

Pain and Split-belt Motor Learning in Older Adults

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Delaware · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 55 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of acute pain, induced using an experimental pain paradigm of capsaicin paired with heat, on implicit locomotor learning and its retention in older adults.

Conditions

• Aging
• Older Adults
• Pain
• Motor Learning

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Capsaicin 0.1% cream combined with a heat pack and applied to the lower leg	Capsaicin is applied to the skin of one of the lower legs, then covered with a heat pack that is secured to the leg with self-adhesive wrap.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-08-26
• Primary completion: 2026-05-31
• Completion: 2026-05-31
• First posted: 2025-07-08
• Last updated: 2025-12-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States