Speed training shows promise for stroke arm recovery
NCT ID NCT05013762
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether fast arm movement training helps people who had a stroke regain arm function better than standard accuracy training. 44 chronic stroke survivors with mild to moderate arm weakness participated. The training focused on moving quickly, and researchers measured improvements in movement speed, smoothness, and accuracy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fast arm movement training (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a more effective rehabilitation method for improving arm movement after stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 44 participants, so results may not apply to all stroke survivors. The training may not lead to meaningful real-world improvements.
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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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44 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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Nov 2023
- 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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21 years and older
- 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: * At least 6 months following an ischemic supratentorial stroke * At least 21 years of age * Exhibit residual capability to move the paretic UE (Upper Extremity Fugl- Meyer motor score \>20/66) * Able to follow a 2-step command (8th item on the MMSE test) * Able to perform an unassisted arm reach movement of 25 cm ahead of the body within 5 seconds with trunk restraint * Exhibit no greater than mild/moderate spasticity as assessed with a Modified Ashworth Score \< 3 Exclusion Criteria: * any neurologic diagnoses other than stroke * peripheral movement restrictions, such as neuropathy * orthopedic disorders affecting the paretic UE * severe pain or sensory/proprioceptive impairment in the more affected UE * visual neglect (more than 4% of lines left uncrossed on Albert's test). * had a stroke directly affecting the cerebellum * any contra-indications to MRI scanning * mostly resolved impairments with an Upper Extremity Fugl- Meyer motor score \>58/66
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
Pomona, California, 91769, United States
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