Virtual mirror therapy could help stroke survivors regain arm movement
NCT ID NCT07533734
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new augmented reality system called MirrARm that uses a camera and screen to create a virtual mirror of a stroke survivor's unaffected arm, making it look like their affected arm is moving. The goal is to see if this high-tech approach improves arm and hand function better than traditional mirror therapy. Thirty adults who had a stroke 3 to 12 months ago will participate in an 8-week program, with their progress measured at several points.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Augmented Reality-Based Mirror Therapy (MirrARm system)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a more engaging and effective way to improve arm and hand movement after a stroke, potentially speeding recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 30 participants. The technology may not prove better than standard mirror therapy, and results may not apply to all stroke survivors.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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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: * First-ever unilateral stroke diagnosed by a specialist physician, * Presence of post-stroke hemiplegia, * Age ≥ 18 years, * Time since stroke between 3 and 12 months, * Score ≥ 24 on the Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination, * Upper extremity motor score ≤ 22 on the Fugl-Meyer Assessment. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to sit independently in a supported chair, * Insufficient communication ability due to aphasia, * Presence of structural and/or acquired impairments limiting active movement of the unaffected upper limb, * Presence of visual or visual-perceptual impairments, * Presence of unilateral neglect, * Presence of neurological, psychiatric, cognitive, or oncological disorders other than stroke.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Acıbadem University Atakent Hospital
Istanbul, Küçükçekmece, 34303, Turkey (Türkiye)
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