Bringing stroke rehab home: new trial tests Game-Like exercises for rural patients
NCT ID NCT07467785
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether home-based telerehabilitation can help stroke survivors who did not get outpatient rehab improve arm and hand function. Two hundred participants across Alberta will use the Tenzr system, which includes fun, game-like exercises with wearable sensors guided by a remote therapist. Half will start therapy immediately, while the other half will wait 8 weeks before starting. The goal is to see if this approach is effective, easy to use, and could be offered more widely.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- telerehabilitation with Tenzr application
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective home-based therapy option for stroke survivors who lack access to outpatient rehabilitation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small trial (200 participants) and the intervention is compared to usual care, which may limit how broadly the results apply. The therapy relies on technology and internet access, which may not work for everyone.
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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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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 to 80 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: 1. Not currently referred to, or participating in, upper extremity outpatient rehabilitation. 2. A confirmed stroke diagnosis (ischemic or hemorrhagic) 3. Have moderate-to-severe upper limb impairment 4. Live at home 5. Have access to internet and appropriate devices to have a virtual assessment with clinicians. 6. ≥ 18 years of age Exclusion Criteria: 1. Referred to or currently participating in upper extremity outpatient rehabilitation. 2. Severe cognitive, communication, or medical comorbidities that would preclude safe home-based exercise 3. Don't have access to internet and appropriate devices to have a virtual assessment with clinicians. 4. \< 18 years of age
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
RECRUITINGEdmonton, Alberta, T5G 0B7, Canada
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