New app and coach help stroke patients recover at home
NCT ID NCT06580548
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a mobile app, supported by a community health worker, can help stroke survivors recover at home. Eleven uninsured stroke survivors in Texas will use the app for personalized exercises and receive support. The goal is to see if this approach improves mobility, daily activities, and mental health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mobile Rehab software with community health worker support
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a practical, at-home rehabilitation option for stroke survivors, especially those without insurance.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small feasibility study with only 11 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is not a cure and focuses on symptom management.
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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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11 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 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 to 80 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: * A resident of the Brownsville, Texas (Cameron County) area * SINGLE and FIRST qualifying stroke event with the ability to enroll and begin study activities within 3 months of onset of stroke event * Pre-stroke modified Rankin score of ≤3 (less than moderate disability at baseline) * Currently uninsured * Spanish or English speaker * Able to follow instructions (without aphasia that interferes with following instructions) * Safe to perform basic strengthening rehabilitation exercises * Able to stand with or without assistance Exclusion Criteria: * Aphasia or cognitive impairment (e.g., dementia) that interferes with following instructions or prevents following the study-related activities) * Pre-stroke motor deficits * Current psychiatric disorders, including substance use disorder * Underlying brain pathologies inclusive of brain malignancies, multiple sclerosis * Insured patients as insured patients are referred for standard-of-care clinical rehabilitation. * Medical instability to participate in basic strengthening rehabilitation exercises * Inability to access internet from home to access at-home rehabilitation software for intervention arm participants * Having received any outpatient rehabilitation services prior to study enrollment for intervention arm participants
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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