New combo training boosts leg strength and balance in stroke patients
NCT ID NCT07138118
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether adding blood flow restriction (BFR) cuffs to cognitive-motor dual task training helps people recovering from a stroke. Twenty-eight subacute stroke patients did either BFR plus dual task training or dual task training alone for 5 weeks. The goal was to see if the combined approach improves leg strength, walking, and fall stability better than training alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Blood flow restriction training combined with cognitive-motor dual task training
- What this could lead to
- If this approach works, it could offer a new, low-intensity exercise method to help stroke survivors regain leg strength and walking ability more effectively.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 28 participants, so results may not apply to all stroke patients. The training is also demanding and may not be suitable for everyone.
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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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28 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- 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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19 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: * Patients diagnosed with subacute stroke within 1 to 6 months after onset * Able to walk at least 10 meters, with or without assistive devices * Modified Ashworth Scale score less than 1 * Korean Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE) score of 24 or higher Exclusion Criteria: * History of psychiatric disorders or cognitive impairment * Presence of peripheral neuropathy * Resting systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg despite medication * Diagnosis of heart failure or unstable angina * History of bypass surgery within the past 3 months * Serious musculoskeletal disorders affecting gait (e.g., amputation, fracture)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sahmyook University
Seoul, Seoul, 01795, South Korea
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