Mind over matter: brain training may restore hand function after stroke

NCT ID NCT04847089

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: Mälardalen University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tested whether imagining hand movements while getting real-time brain feedback could help stroke survivors with arm weakness. Sixteen people who had a stroke at least six months earlier practiced motor imagery with a brain-computer interface for four weeks. The goal was to see if this training could improve hand function and brain activity.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: Motor imagery brain-computer interface (BCI) training
What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward a new rehabilitation method to help stroke survivors regain hand movement without drugs or surgery.
What could go wrong: This was a very small, early study with only 16 participants and no control group, so results may not apply widely. The training is also intensive and may not work for everyone.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hemiplegia Paresis stroke disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

HEMIPARESIS STROKE

Contacts and locations

Locations

Department of rehabilitation medicine at Danderyd University

Stockholm, 18288, Sweden
Stockholn University Brain Imaging Centre

Stockholm, 11418, Sweden
Sweden Mälardalen University

Västerås, 72123, Sweden

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