Wrist trackers tested for stroke arm recovery monitoring
NCT ID NCT06509542
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether wrist-worn accelerometers can accurately measure how much stroke patients use their weaker arm during everyday activities like dressing and eating. Twenty-five participants were recorded with both accelerometers and video cameras. The goal was to see if the wearable device matches video analysis, which could make home monitoring easier.
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 lead to a simple, wearable way to track arm recovery after stroke at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed validation study with 25 participants, so results may not apply to all stroke survivors. It does not test any treatment.
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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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25 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: * Subject with hemiparesis following stroke * Subject participating in ecological activities during occupational therapy sessions * Adult subject aged 18 or over * Subject informed of study participation and not objecting to participation Exclusion Criteria: * Other neurological or musculoskeletal disorders limiting use of upper limbs * Pregnant or breast-feeding woman, * Failure to obtain consent, * Non-affiliation with a social security scheme, * Persons under court protection, * Person protected by law (under guardianship or curatorship) * Participant in another research project with an exclusion period still ongoing.
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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
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CH Paul Coste Floret
Lamalou-les-Bains, 34240, France
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CHU Montpellier
Montpellier, 34295, France
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