Stroke recovery boost: simple exercise with blood flow restriction shows promise
NCT ID NCT07646418
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether combining low-intensity resistance training with blood flow restriction therapy can improve arm strength, reach, and sensation in people who have had a stroke. Researchers will enroll 64 adults aged 50–70 who are at least one month post-stroke. The goal is to see if this gentle exercise approach helps recovery better than standard rehab.
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Study facts
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- 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 64 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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50 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * • 50 to 70 year of age (5) * Both males and females (5) * Generalized stroke population (both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke) (9). * Post stroke patient after 1 month (5) * Barthel index scores ≥ 20 (10) * Spasticity level according to Modified Ashworth scale should be 1/+1 grade in the affected upper limb(7) * Muscle strength at grade 3 according to MMT of affected upper limb (7) Exclusion Criteria: * • People with a history of mental/cognitive illness (9) * History of transient ischemic attack (TIA) or recurrent stroke (8) * Diabetes with peripheral neuropathy (5) * Having resting blood pressure above 160/100 mmHg even after taking medications * Cardiovascular comorbidity (heart failure, unstable angina, aortic stenosis)
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Locations
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Amin Welfare & Teaching Hospital
RECRUITINGSialkot, Punjab Province, 39000, Pakistan
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