Can a tablet guide stroke recovery at home?
NCT ID NCT07698522
First seen Jul 13, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study explores whether computer-generated guidance can help people who have had a stroke improve their movement patterns. Participants practice daily tasks like reaching, either in a lab with advanced sensors or at home using a tablet. The goal is to see if home-based technology can be as effective as lab-based training for stroke rehabilitation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- computer-generated movement guidance delivered via lab sensors or home tablet
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward effective home-based rehabilitation tools for stroke survivors, reducing the need for frequent clinic visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to all stroke survivors. The technology may not work as well at home as in the lab.
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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 60 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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Dec 2033
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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30 to 85 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: * Age between 30-85 years. * Diagnosis of stroke. * Stroke onset of at least six months prior to the time of participation. * Fugl Meyer Upper Extremity between 30-50 (mild-moderate) * Cognitive skills to consent and actively participate, as indicated by scores of ≥ 24 on the Mini- Mental Status Examination * Able to visit lab up to 5x per week for 3 weeks Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of severe aphasia preventing the ability to follow 1-step directions at least 80% of the time. * Excessive spasticity of the wrist, elbow, and shoulder, defined as a Modified Ashworth Score \>2. * Diagnosis of neurological disorders other than stroke. * Orthopedic/musculoskeletal conditions (e.g., severe arthritis) affecting the upper extremity. * Currently or planning to become pregnant. * Participation in concurrent occupational therapy. * Unilateral neglect, defined as failure of the Line Bisection Task * Upper extremity pain \>= 7/10 on Numeric Rating Scale
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kennecott Mechanical Engineering Building
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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