Which muscle therapy works best for stroke recovery? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07273201
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether focusing on individual muscles or groups of muscles works better for helping people regain arm function after a stroke. Forty acute stroke patients will receive either isolated muscle training with biofeedback or synergetic (group) muscle training, plus standard physical therapy, for six weeks. Researchers will measure improvements in coordination, dexterity, and movement speed.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- physical therapy program (range of motion exercises, electrical muscle stimulation, stretching, mental practice, and EMG biofeedback)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show which type of muscle therapy better helps stroke survivors regain arm movement and coordination.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to all stroke patients. The therapies are standard care, so no dramatic breakthrough is expected.
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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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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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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50 to 60 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: * Unilateral Middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke patients * Brunnstrom stage of recovery 1\& 2 * Normal body mass index (18.5 - 24.99 kg/m2) * Dominant handedness Exclusion Criteria: * Perceptual, apraxia, major cognitive deficits * Recurrent stroke * Subjects with cerebellar lesions, painful or subluxated shoulder, any contracture or deformity of the upper extremity
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, and El kasr El-Einy hospitals
RECRUITINGCairo, Egypt
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