Can a simple ankle adjustment restore balance after stroke?
NCT ID NCT06849076
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether a hands-on ankle manipulation technique can improve ankle proprioception (the sense of joint position) in people who have had a stroke. Researchers will compare the manipulation to a placebo in 26 stroke survivors, measuring ankle position sense and range of motion. The goal is to see if this simple, non-drug approach can help with balance and movement control.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- talocrural joint manipulation (a hands-on technique to move the ankle joint)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to improve ankle control and balance after a stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage trial with only 26 people. The results may not apply to all stroke survivors, and the technique may not provide meaningful improvement.
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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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About 26 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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45 to 75 years
- 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: 1. Two months or longer elapsed since the stroke, 2. A Mini-Mental State Examination score of 24 or higher, 3. Being between 45 and 75 years of age, 4. Having a Brunnstrom stage of 4 or above Exclusion Criteria: 1. The presence of severe osteoarthritis in the lower extremity, 2. The presence of cancer or diabetic neuropathy, 3. The presence of vestibular disorder, 4. The presence of lower extremity ulceration or amputation, 5. Hemodynamic instability, 6. The presence of other neurological disorders (such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease), 7. Having experienced an acute lower extremity injury in the last six weeks, 8. History of lower extremity surgery 9. Lack of available range of motion values required for the ankle proprioception test
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bolu İzzet Baysal Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
RECRUITINGBolu, Merkez, 14280, Turkey (Türkiye)
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