New way to measure arm compensation after stroke
NCT ID NCT02326688
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a new method to measure how stroke patients use their trunk to compensate for arm weakness during a reaching task. Researchers enrolled 144 hemiparetic patients and used motion analysis to track trunk displacement. The goal was to see if this measurement is reliable for assessing and rehabilitating arm function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this measurement method could help therapists better understand and treat arm movement problems after stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study focused on measurement reliability, not a treatment. It may not lead to direct improvements in patient outcomes.
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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 144 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2014
- Finished
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Jan 2018
- 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 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * · Patient hemiparetic * Hemiplegic Patient * Patient can perform a global task with the gripping limb Exclusion Criteria: * Patient can not actively tender elbow of the affected limb, * Patient who can not actively flex the shoulder of the affected limb, * Patient with a passive extension deficit elbow\> 30 °, * Patient with a shoulder flexion passive deficit\> 60 °, * Patient with severe neglect * Patient bearer severe cognitive impairment * A patient with aphasia understanding disorders
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Uh Montpellier
Montpellier, 342095, France
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