* 1A: Do dental students show more improvement on a fine motor task during their first study years than medical students?* 1B: Do dental students show changes in corticospinal excitation and inhibition during their first study years? Do these…
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Condition
- Other condition
Synonym
Health condition
basaal niet-medisch onderzoek
Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Fine motor tasks
- Number of pins positioned correctly in the four parts of the mPPT (i.e. task
performance with the left hand, right hand, simultaneously with left and right
hand, and an assembly task in which the left and right hand alternate)
- Score on the resopal-drilling plate (max score 19 points; see appendix K6).
TMS
- Amplitude of the MEP and MEP recruitment curve; short intracortical
inhibition (SICI)
Secondary outcome
- Scores on the skills practical as part of the first years of the dentistry
study.
Background summary
How motor skills are acquired and represented in the motor cortex is still
unknown. Most experiments evaluate practice effects and the associated changes
in the corticospinal excitability only during limited time (days to a week).
Since dentistry students spend considerable time practicing their motor skills
(starting in their first year) we want to follow long-term progression in motor
skills performance and associated changes in cortical excitation and inhibition
in students during their years of dentistry.
Study objective
* 1A: Do dental students show more improvement on a fine motor task during
their first study years than medical students?
* 1B: Do dental students show changes in corticospinal excitation and
inhibition during their first study years? Do these changes differ from medical
students?
* 1C: Does the performance on the generalized fine motor task performance
associate with the performance on the Resopal drilling task?
Study design
This study is an exploratory study that consists of a longitudinal case-control
experiment that consists of three parts (motor task, a dental drilling task and
transcranial magnetic stimulation)
Study burden and risks
Students have to invest time (5 times) to complete the tasks (max 2hours per
session). The techniques have no know risks.
Hanzeplein 1
Groningen 9700AV
NL
Hanzeplein 1
Groningen 9700AV
NL
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Age
Inclusion criteria
first year dentistry or medical student
Exclusion criteria
Neurological or muscle disorders
Design
Recruitment
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| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL70325.042.19 |