Can a 3-Week boot camp restore arm function after stroke?
NCT ID NCT05689502
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a high-dose, intensive therapy program can improve arm movement and quality of life in people who had a stroke at least 6 months ago. Nine participants will receive 6 hours of therapy per day, 5 days a week, for 3 weeks, including occupational and physical therapy. The goal is to see if this approach is feasible and leads to meaningful improvements.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- intensive upper extremity therapy program (occupational therapy, physical therapy, guided individual work, and optional electrical stimulation)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a short, intensive therapy program improves arm function and quality of life for chronic stroke survivors.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small feasibility study with only 9 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The therapy is demanding (6 hours/day) and may be hard to tolerate.
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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 9 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- 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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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: * Single qualifying stroke event as confirmed by CT or MRI * At least 6 months post stroke * Fugl-Meyer upper extremity (UE) score of 20-45 * Able to follow written instructions * Able to tolerate 6 hours of therapy a day Exclusion Criteria: * Prior arm injury impacting available passive or active range of motion or significant arm pain with movement * Active drug or alcohol abuse * Diagnosed with advanced dementia * Pre-stroke baseline mRS\>3 * History of clinically significant ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke resulting in prior arm weakness in the same territory as the index stroke * Medical instability assessed by the treating stroke physician to participate to the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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