Can watching others move make you move better? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07531212
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether watching someone else perform a reaching movement can improve your own ability to perform the same movement. Sixty healthy adults were split into three groups: one watched videos of arm movements, one watched lights turning on in a sequence, and one watched nature scenes. Their own reaching speed and accuracy were tested before, right after, and 24 hours after watching. The goal was to understand if the benefit comes from seeing the movement itself or from learning the sequence of actions.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 35 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: right-hand dominance and self-reported as healthy Exclusion Criteria: having musculoskeletal or neurological deficits interfering with task performance (proper UL and LL reaching performance)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brain and Motor Behavior Laboratory based at Ariel University, Israel
Ariel, 40700, Israel
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