ArticleEuropean review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity2023
Effects of home-based manual dexterity training on cognitive function among older adults: a randomized controlled trial.
Article in European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07077460 (Innovative Hand Rehabilitation System With Synchronized Contralateral Haptic Feedback), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers.
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Innovative Hand Rehabilitation System With Synchronized Contralateral Haptic Feedback
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- The combined effects of motor imagery and motor practice are influenced by differences in working memory function: Examination of brain, spinal cord, and muscle performance data.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2025Article
- Dose-Response Association between Hand Dexterity and Functional Disability: A Longitudinal Study from the Kasama Study.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2025Article
- Socio-Emotional, Behavior and Cognitive Disorders Associated with Exposure to Trace Metals: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study in School-Age Children in Haut-Katanga Province.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Differences in working memory function are associated with motor imagery-induced changes in spinal motor nerve excitability and subsequent motor skill changes.Cognitive processing · 2025Article
- Construction and evaluation of a finger motor feedback system to improve finger dexterity.Frontiers in neuroergonomics · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Reduced Hand Dexterity and Brain Structure Abnormality in Older Adults.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Hemodynamics of short-duration light-intensity physical exercise in the prefrontal cortex of children: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Construction and evaluation of a neurofeedback system using finger tapping and near-infrared spectroscopy.Frontiers in neuroimaging · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe relationship between manual dexterity and cognitive function among older adults is well known; however, few studies have focused on manual dexterity training that confirms cognitive load of training in older adults through functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and verifies the effect of training. This study examined the effects of home-based manual dexterity training on cognitive function in older adults using a digital trail-making peg test device combining two conventional assessment tools namely, the peg and trail-making tests.
methodsFor 12 weeks, 57 healthy older adults aged 65-88 years participated in a parallel-group, randomized controlled trial, wherein home-based manual dexterity training was performed for approximately 20 min daily. To quantify the cognitive load in different manual dexterity conditions, we assessed the cortical activation patterns of the prefrontal cortex via a wearable four-channel fNIRS device. Participants in the control group were asked to continue their usual daily routines during the intervention period. Cognitive function was assessed using the Stroop Color and Word and Cognitive Impairment Tests. Manual dexterity was assessed using the Purdue Pegboard Test. All outcomes were estimated before and after the intervention.
resultsWe observed significant differences in prefrontal cortical activation between the different manual dexterity conditions. Only the intervention group showed a significant improvement in Stroop interference (169.0-108.9 ms, p = 0.032) and an executive function and assembly task of the Purdue Pegboard Test (22.5-26.4 counts, p < 0.001). Additionally, except the clock drawing task, cognitive function had a larger effect size (Cohen's d) in the intervention group (d = 0.26-0.45) than in the control group (d = 0.11-0.28).
conclusionsHome-based manual dexterity training can improve performance in a complex manual dexterity task and executive functioning in older adults.
trial registrationUMIN-CTR Clinical Trial, UMIN000047203. Registered 17 March 2022 - Retrospectively registered, https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr/ctr.cgi?function=brows&action=brows&recptno=R000053844&type=summary&language=E.
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