Smart board could bring arm rehab home for brain injury patients
NCT ID NCT06837363
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a smart board device can help people with arm weakness from brain disorders (like stroke or brain injury) do rehab at home. Forty adults will either use the smart board or a workbook for 4 weeks. The goal is to see if the smart board improves arm function better than standard exercises.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Neofect Smart board (a device for home-based upper limb rehabilitation)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide an effective, convenient home-based rehabilitation option for people with arm weakness after a brain disorder.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The smart board may not be more effective than simple workbook exercises.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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19 to 85 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: * Patients with neurological diseases aged 19 to 85 years old * Patients with hemiparesis lasting for more than 3 months due to neurological diseases (stroke, traumatic brain injury, brain tumor) and impaired upper limb function * Patients with shoulder flexor and adductor muscle strength of MRC grade 2 or higher * Patients with shoulder extensor and abductor spasticity of MAS grade 1+ or lower * Participants with sufficient cognitive function to understand the instructions from the researcher and the smart board, and to perform the tasks (K-MMSE ≥21) Exclusion Criteria: * pre-existing significant neurogenic disorders * major psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or dementia * History of diseases that caused pain or muscle atrophy in the affected upper limb before the onset of the neurological disease, which interfered with rehabilitation * Severe spasticity of the affected upper limb (Modified Ashworth Scale score ≥3) * skin disorders or open wounds on the affected upper limb * Amputation, fractures, or soft tissue-related diseases or injuries on the affected upper limb * severe pain that interferes with rehabilitation of the affected upper limb (Numeric Rating Scale \> 6) * Inability to maintain a seated posture for more than 10 minutes, which is required for using the smart board * Significant visual impairment to the extent that the screen cannot be recognized when using the smart board
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Samsung medical center
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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