Mind over movement: imagining walking may boost stroke recovery
NCT ID NCT07347756
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether imagining walking (normal walking or walking on a line) changes leg muscle activity and body movement in people who recently had a stroke. Forty stroke survivors with mild walking problems took part. The goal was to understand how mental practice might help recovery, not to test a treatment.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Finished
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Mar 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Subacute stage (1 week - 2 months after the onset of the attack) after primary attack of stroke * Ischemic origin of stroke * Good cognitive level to understand the study * Minimum age of 18 years * Clinically manifested hemiparetic gait with ability to perform independent walking for at least five minutes * Mild motor deficit with ability to maintain standing without any support * Ability to walk independently without any manual assistance of another person (≥ 3/5 points according to the Functional Ambulation Categories) * Good level (≥ 4/7 points) of kinesthetic and visual MI according to the Czech version of the MIQ-RS questionnaire Exclusion Criteria: * Present impairments in communication and cognition * An additional neurological, internal, psychological or psychiatric disorder or severe musculoskeletal disorder that may affect the ambulation * Previous experience with MI * Pain during the measurement
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Palacky University
Olomouc, 77111, Czechia
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University Hospital Olomouc
Olomouc, 77900, Czechia
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