Brain damage rehab gets a new look: can motor and cognitive training work together?
NCT ID NCT02543424
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to better understand the link between motor (movement) and cognitive (thinking) problems in people with brain damage from conditions like cerebral palsy or stroke. Researchers will assess 400 participants aged 3 to 90 using robotic tools and standard tests. The goal is to develop new rehabilitation therapies that address both movement and thinking at the same time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could lead to better rehabilitation therapies that combine motor and cognitive training for people with brain damage.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational and early-stage study, not a treatment trial. It aims to gather knowledge, so there is no direct benefit to participants. Results may not lead to new therapies for years.
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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 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2015
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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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5 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Congenital cerebral palsy and acquired brain injury children and adult patients * Presenting upper limb paresis and/or hemineglect * Between the age of 3 to 90. * Able to understand and carry out simple verbal instruction Exclusion Criteria: * IQ \< 70 * Severe aphasia, attentional disorder or psychiatric disorders * Neurodegenerative disorders
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Neurologique William Lennox
RECRUITINGOttignies, Brabant Wallon, 1340, Belgium
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Cliniques Universitaires St Luc
RECRUITINGWoluwé-Saint-Lambert, Brussels Capital, 1200, Belgium
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