Can remote arm exercises ease dementia caregiver burden?

NCT ID NCT06289569

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: The Methodist Hospital Research Institute Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether home-based telerehabilitation therapy—hand and arm exercises prescribed by an occupational therapist and done remotely—is feasible and helpful for stroke survivors with vascular dementia. The main goal is to see if it lessens the burden on family caregivers. About 120 participants will do standard home therapy for 4 weeks, then app-driven teletherapy for another 4 weeks, with researchers tracking arm function and any side effects.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: home telerehabilitation therapy (occupational therapist-prescribed hand/arm exercises delivered remotely)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a convenient, home-based therapy to improve arm movement and reduce stress on caregivers for people with vascular dementia after stroke.
What could go wrong: This is an early feasibility study with only 120 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The therapy is non-invasive, but benefits may be modest or hard to measure.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

stroke disorder vascular dementia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

DEMENTIA, VASCULAR STROKE SEQUELAE

Contacts and locations

Locations

Houston Methodist Hospital
RECRUITING

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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