Exercise sparks brain recovery in stroke patients, new study shows
NCT ID NCT06726941
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how a routine exercise program can help the brain rewire itself after a stroke. Researchers will measure changes in genes and proteins linked to brain repair in 48 stroke survivors with weakness on one side. The goal is to understand the biological effects of exercise on recovery and quality of life.
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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 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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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25 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Participants who applied to Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Clinic for rehabilitation purposes and had a stroke for the first time 2. Participants with ischemia as the etiology of stroke 3. Participants between the ages of 25-70 4. Drugs that have been used for at least 1 month and up to 6 months after a cerebrovascular accident Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participants whose stroke etiology is other than ischemia 2. Participants with clinically significant neurological disease other than stroke 3. Participants with systemic and musculoskeletal diseases that will not tolerate neurological rehabilitation and prevent them from participating
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University
RECRUITINGAfyonkarahisar, 0300, Turkey (Türkiye)
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