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title: Improve upper limb motor learning
nct_id: NCT07028515
status: RECRUITING
sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital
study_type: OBSERVATIONAL
canonical_url: "https://parkinsonspathways.com/trial/NCT07028515"
clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07028515"
last_fetched: "2026-05-10T14:07:21.716Z"
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# Improve upper limb motor learning

**Goal (in five words):** Improve upper limb motor learning

**Official Title:** Effects of Self-controlled Practice on Motor Learning and Motivation in People With Parkinson's Disease

**Trial ID:** [NCT07028515](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07028515)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Study Type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Sponsor:** National Taiwan University Hospital
- **Target Enrollment:** 72 participants
- **Start Date:** 2025-07-08
- **Completion Date:** 2027-06-30
- **Conditions:** Parkinson Disease

## Summary For Families

They want to find out whether letting people with Parkinson's choose key parts of their practice helps them learn a new arm/hand movement better and stay more motivated. Participants will perform a motor task where they can control things like when to attempt a movement or how many repetitions they do, while researchers measure improvements and motivation, on the theory that choice boosts attention, confidence, and skill retention without changing medications. People 20 and older with Parkinson's who can follow task instructions and have no recent upper limb surgery or injury can join, while those with other neurological disorders, severe upper-limb tremor, significant anxiety or depression, implanted DBS or pacemaker, seizure history, unstable medical issues, uncontrolled migraines or tinnitus, or pregnancy are excluded.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 20 Years
- **Sex:** ALL

### Full Criteria

```
Inclusion Criteria:

* age above 20-year-old
* able to follow instructions and the rules of the motor task
* do not have surgery or injury in their upper extremities in the past 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

* neurological disorders other than PD
* symptoms of severe tremor in upper extremities
* symptoms of anxiety and depression
* deep brain stimulator or pacemaker implanted in the body
* history of seizure or epilepsy
* unstable medical conditions
* migraines or tinnitus uncontrolled by medication
* pregnant
```

## Locations (1)

- School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, Taipei, Zhongzheng Dist., Taiwan _(25.0531, 121.5264)_
  - Shwu-Fen Wang, Director — (CONTACT) — 886-2-33668156 — sfwang@ntu.edu.tw

## Central Contacts

- Ya-Yun Lee, PhD — (CONTACT) — +886-2-33668155 — yayunlee@ntu.edu.tw
- Chiao-Rou Wang — (CONTACT) — +886-9-66766790 — r13428003@ntu.edu.tw

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