Tiny study aims to perfect timing of electrical stimulation for stroke survivors
NCT ID NCT01257646
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study observed 20 stroke patients with hemiplegia (weakness on one side) as they walked 10 meters. Researchers used sensors and a special walkway to measure foot movements and timing. The goal was to gather data that could help improve when functional electrical stimulation is triggered to lift the foot, reducing tripping. This was an observational study, not a treatment trial.
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 could lead to better-timed electrical stimulation devices that help stroke patients walk more naturally.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to all stroke patients. It does not test a treatment directly.
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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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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May 2011
- Finished
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Jul 2013
- 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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20 to 75 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: * patient has had a first ischemic or hemorragic stroke (supratentorial) within the last 6 months for the "recent stroke" group, or more than a year ago for the "old stroke" group * the patient can walk 10 m without human help, with or without a cane, and a deficit of the foot levator requiring the use of technical assistance to remedy this or involving walking problems * electrostimulated contraction of the anterior tibialis is possible * patient has been informed and has signed the consent form Exclusion Criteria: * cognitive disorder making participation in the study difficult * fixed plantar flexion, knee extended below 0° * patient refuses to sign consent * patient is not covered by a social security system * patient is under any kind of guardianship
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes
Nîmes, Gard, 30029, France
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