Virtual reality meets AI: a new hope for stroke arm recovery?
NCT ID NCT07456306
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding an AI-driven virtual reality (VR) program to standard rehabilitation can improve arm movement in people who recently had a stroke. Fifty hospitalized adults with arm weakness will be randomly assigned to either standard rehab alone or standard rehab plus VR sessions. The goal is to see if the VR group shows better motor recovery by the time they leave the hospital.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-driven virtual reality rehabilitation device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new, engaging way to help stroke patients regain arm function early in recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 50 participants. The added benefit of VR over standard rehab may be small or not exist, and the technology may not be practical for all patients.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Adults ≥18 years * Confirmed acute or subacute stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic) * Upper limb motor deficits * Admitted to hospital * Favourable assessment by the rehabilitation service to begin treatment * Signing of informes consent Exclusion Criteria: * Moderate to severe cognitive impairment. * Severe global aphasia. * Language barrier. * Visual impairment. * Previous stroke with significant sequelae in upper limb. * Contraindication for RHB therapy.
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