Rewarding Feedback in Motor Learning and Rehabilitation (KFSP-REWARD)

Kai Lutz, PhD

Status: Completed

Conditions: Motor Performance; Motor Learning

Treatments: Behavioral: Feedback about average performance; Behavioral: Feedback about good performance + money; Behavioral: Feedback about good performance

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT02189564

KFSP-SUB1-LU13054

Details and patient eligibility

About

The effect of rewarding vs. non-rewarding feedback on acquisition of a motor skill is investigated in a single blinded parallel group design. Reward consists of performance dependent monetary reward, or of knowledge of performance in selected (above average) trials.

The investigators hypothesize improved motor skill learning and higher involvement of the dopaminsrgic system under rewarding vs. non-rewarding conditions.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• neurologically healthy
• right handed

Exclusion criteria

• Contraindications against magnetic resonance imaging
• pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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45 participants in 3 patient groups

Intrinsic reward

Active Comparator group

Description:

Feedback about good performance

Treatment:

Behavioral: Feedback about good performance

Intrinsic and extrinsic reward

Experimental group

Description:

Feedback about good performance + money

Treatment:

Behavioral: Feedback about good performance + money

Intrinsic reward (average performance)

Experimental group

Description:

Feedback about random selection of trials

Treatment:

Behavioral: Feedback about average performance