AR headset aims to bring stroke rehab home — but study never started
NCT ID NCT06963645
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study planned to test whether an augmented reality (AR) app called Reia could help stroke survivors with arm weakness do rehab exercises at home. Participants would have used an AR headset for daily 30-minute sessions over 8 weeks, with weekly video check-ins from a therapist. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no data was collected.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AR rehabilitation app (Reia) used with an augmented reality headset
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a convenient home-based rehab option for stroke survivors with arm weakness.
- What could go wrong
- This study was withdrawn before enrolling anyone, so no results are available. The approach is still very early and unproven.
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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.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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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: 1. 18 years or older 2. ≥3 months post ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke 3. Upper extremity deficit with an FMA-UE score between 20-50 4. Able to operate the AR device independently or with the help of a caregiver 5. Sufficiently proficient in the English language to follow instructions from Reia Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of developmental, neurological or psychological impairment leading to functional disability 2. Vision or visual field impairment that interferes with the use of the AR headset 3. Severe photosensitivity that makes use of the AR headset uncomfortable 4. History of visually provoked seizures 5. Hearing aids 6. Cardiac pacemaker 7. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Stanford University
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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