Brain scans reveal stroke recovery clues
NCT ID NCT07509944
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how the brains of 25 stroke patients with weak hand muscles activate during mirror movement therapy. Researchers use a special brain scanner to measure activity. The goal is to understand brain changes, not to test a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2030
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.
Who is studied
The main population of this study consists of individuals aged between 30 and 80 years old who have experienced a stroke for the first time and have residual upper limb dysfunction. There is no limit to the age range.
- Ages
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18 to 75 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: * It meets the diagnostic criteria of the "Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Cerebrovascular Diseases in China", and is diagnosed as cerebral infarction or cerebral hemorrhage by CT or MRI. * The first stroke occurred; * The muscle strength of the flexor and extensor muscles of the affected finger is ≤ grade 1. * Right-handed player * Muscle tone improvement: Asworth level 2 or below; * The disease course is within 6 months and the condition is stable. * Age: 18 to 75 years old, with normal vision and hearing or corrected to normal. Exclusion Criteria: * Those with an MMSE score less than 20, severe memory, communication and speech command comprehension disorders, and those who cannot cooperate with examinations and treatments; * Those with a history of epilepsy; * Those with a history of stroke, traumatic brain injury or brain tumor in the past; * Those with peripheral nervous system injuries other than stroke as diagnosed by imaging; * Those with visual spatial impairments such as visual field defects and unilateral neglect; * Skull defect or metal bone plates * For those who are not suitable for functional near-infrared examination; * Those with a history of intracranial surgery. * Patients with lesion areas in the cerebellum or brainstem.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, China
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