What this means
This study is looking at whether short-term pain changes how older adults adjust their walking and keep that change. It is still recruiting, so no results are available yet.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 55–90
- Where
- 1 site, including Delaware
The science
- Registered title
- Pain and Split-belt Motor Learning in Older Adults
- Trial ID
- NCT07054840 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Aging, Older Adults, Pain, Motor Learning
- What is tested
- Capsaicin 0.1% cream combined with a heat pack and applied to the lower leg
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
- Ages
- 55 Years to 90 Years
- Dates
- First posted Jul 8, 2025 · updated Dec 4, 2025
Registry 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.
Sites (1)
- Health Sciences Complex, Newark, Delaware, United States