Brain-Controlled robotic hand helps stroke survivors move again at home
NCT ID NCT05965713
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether a brain-computer interface (BCI) system called IpsiHand can help people with chronic stroke improve arm and hand movement when used at home. 109 adults with arm weakness after a stroke used either the BCI system or standard exercises. The BCI system uses a headband to read brain signals and a robotic hand exoskeleton to help open and close the hand. The goal was to see if remote home-based therapy is effective for recovery.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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109 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adults age (18-85) 2. Adults who sustained a CVA 3. Have upper extremity hemiparesis/hemiplegia 4. Participants who are not receiving Botox Injections for the upper extremity may be included. Should a participant be receiving Botox injections for the upper extremity, they may be included but Botox administration must be timed to coincide within a week of the beginning of training. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participants who are not receiving Botox Injections for the upper extremity may be included. Should a participant be receiving Botox injections for the upper extremity, they may be included but Botox administration must be timed to coincide within a week of the beginning of training. 2. Participants who are too cognitively impaired to understand the task or provide informed consent will be excluded. A Short-Blessed Test score of 8 or more will be excluded. 3. Participants who have contractures in the affected wrist and digits will be excluded, as the device will not comfortably fit. 4. Participants who have receptive aphasia and unable to follow written directions will be excluded. A score of 6 or less on the MS Aphasia Screening Test will be excluded. 5. Participants receiving any formal upper extremity therapy will be excluded. 6. Participants with ataxia apraxia or severe psychiatric illness (other than post stroke depression) will be excluded. 7. Participants who are pregnant or breast-feeding will be excluded. 8. Participants who have nerve or sensory impairment that may limit or interfere with their ability to sense pain will be excluded.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Washington University in Saint Louis
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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