Brain wave training shows promise for early stroke recovery

NCT ID NCT05884762

Symptom relief Sponsor: Rennes University Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether using EEG neurofeedback — a way to train brain activity — can improve arm movement in people who recently had a stroke. Forty adults with a stroke within the past three weeks will either get real or fake (sham) neurofeedback, plus standard rehab. The goal is to see if this early brain training boosts recovery of arm function.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: electroencephalographic neurofeedback
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a new way to improve arm movement recovery after stroke, especially when started very early.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage study with only 40 participants. The sham control may also show benefits, and the real effect could be small or absent.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

About 40 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Feb 2024

Expected to finish

Nov 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Unilateral ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke * Adult (18-80 years), both sexes * Stroke \< 3 weeks * Upper limb deficit defined by Shoulder Abduction Finger Extension score \<5 measured during the 7 days following stroke; i.e., patients predicted to have incomplete recovery * No participation-limiting comprehension problems * With or without homonymous lateral hemianopia; with or without visuospatial hemineglect * Free, informed and written consent signed by the patient or a member of the patient's family (in the case of a patient who is able to understand the information and give consent but has motor difficulties resulting in an invalid signature). * Affiliated to french social security Exclusion Criteria: * Ischemic or hemorrhagic brain stem and/or cerebellum involvement * Multiple strokes * Stroke \< 1 week; in order not to be deleterious by starting active rehabilitation too early after immediate stroke * Aphasia with major comprehension impairment * Contraindication to MRI * pacemaker or implantable defibrillator, * neurosurgical clips, * cochlear implants, * intra-orbital or encephalic metallic foreign bodies, * stents placed less than 4 weeks ago and osteosynthesis devices placed less than 6 weeks ago, * claustrophobia. (Patients who have undergone thrombolysis or thrombectomy may be included in the study.)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

brain infarction hemorrhagic stroke intracerebral hemorrhage ischemic stroke stroke disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Brain infarction Stroke Stroke hemorrhagic Stroke rehabilitation Stroke, ischemic

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Brain wave training shows promise for early stroke recovery

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