Dreaming of better moves: sleep boosts skills learned in your mind
NCT ID NCT03130322
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how sleep helps the brain strengthen motor skills that were learned just by imagining them. Fifty-one healthy adults practiced finger sequences and trackball tasks while their brain activity was recorded with MEG. The goal is to understand which brain networks are involved when sleep improves these mentally practiced movements, which could eventually guide therapies for people with motor disorders.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help design better motor imagery therapies for people recovering from movement disorders like stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study in healthy volunteers, not patients. The findings may not directly translate to clinical treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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51 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2015
- Finished
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Jul 2018
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 40 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy right-handed persons without neurologic disease * Persons having signed informed consent for a neuroimagery study Exclusion Criteria: * Persons under curatorship or any administrative/judicial measure * Participants refusing to be informed of the results of the experiment * Pregnant women * Participants with contraindications to the MEG examination: head size, presence of a neurostimulator, steel pivot for the root canal, metallic fragments, ear implants, metal screws in the body or mouth. * Persons using a pacemaker, insulin pump, or working regularly with iron filings * Claustrophobic persons
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH le Vinatier
Bron, 69500, France
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