AI-Powered brain games and exercise may revitalize stroke survivors

NCT ID NCT07778771

Registered, but not yet taking participants.

First seen Aug 21, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026

Summary

This trial tests a 12-week community program for older stroke survivors who also have high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes. Participants take part in physical activities like exercise and nutrition education, plus cognitive games on an AI-enabled large screen. The goal is to see if these activities can improve 'intrinsic capacity'—a measure of thinking, movement, vitality, and mood. The study compares groups receiving different combinations of these activities to see which approach works best.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
A 12-week community-based program combining physical enrichment (aerobic, resistance, balance, flexibility exercises, Baduanjin, nutrition education) and cognitive enrichment (health education with age-adapted games on an AI-enabled interactive large screen).
What this could lead to
If successful, this program could offer a practical, community-based way to improve overall functioning and well-being in older stroke survivors with multiple health conditions.
What could go wrong
This is an extension study without new randomization, so results may be influenced by prior group assignments. The program's benefits may vary and require ongoing participation to maintain.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 365 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Aug 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Jan 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

60 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Completed the endpoint assessment of the preceding CEEEC Phase I trial (NCT06975501) and remains under management at a participating community health service station in Kunshan. * Age 60 years or older. * Hospital-confirmed ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke in a stable stage, with no new or worsening neurological deficit within the previous 3 months. * Registered hypertension and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus; other comorbid conditions are permitted. * Willing and able to participate in the 12-week community-based extension program and complete baseline and endpoint assessments. * Able to travel to the community site independently or with a cane or walker; not dependent on a wheelchair for attendance. * Short Physical Performance Battery total score \>=3, or able to maintain a supported side-by-side standing position for 10 seconds when the total score is \<3. * Able to communicate in Mandarin Chinese or the Kunshan dialect and able to recognize Arabic numerals. * Corrected vision sufficient to identify large characters at approximately 40 cm and at least one upper limb able to complete touchscreen selection. * Resides in the participating community and has no plan to move away during the study period. * Provides written informed consent specifically for CEEEC-II. Exclusion Criteria: * Life-threatening disease or another condition associated with an expected survival of less than 6 months. * A new stroke, transient ischemic attack, acute coronary event, or hospitalization for decompensated heart failure within the previous 3 months. * Uncontrolled resting blood pressure (systolic \>=180 mmHg or diastolic \>=110 mmHg after repeated measurement) until clinically reassessed and controlled. * Extreme glycemic instability, including fasting blood glucose \>16.7 mmol/L or severe hypoglycemia requiring assistance within the previous month, until clinically reassessed. * An absolute contraindication to unsupervised community exercise or another medical condition judged by the study clinician to make participation unsafe. * Unable to walk to the community site even with a cane or walker, or dependent on a wheelchair for attendance. * A severe musculoskeletal, neurological, visual, hearing, cognitive, psychiatric, or communication impairment that prevents safe participation or valid completion of study procedures. * Unable to recognize Arabic numerals or unable to complete touchscreen selection with either upper limb. * Current participation in another structured physical, cognitive, or nutrition intervention study that may contaminate the assigned intervention. * Any other reason documented by the study clinician as making the individual unsuitable for participation.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

As listed by the trial registrant

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Participating Community Health Service Centers in Kunshan

    Kunshan, Jiangsu, 215300, China

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