Robot arm trainer could aid chronic stroke recovery
NCT ID NCT05902910
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether the Luna EMG rehabilitation robot can help people who had a stroke more than a year ago improve arm movement. Five participants will use the robot for 30 minutes per session as part of their rehab. The goal is to see if the robot can make arm movements smoother and more natural.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Luna EMG rehabilitation robot
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a robot-assisted therapy that helps people with chronic stroke regain smoother arm movement.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, tiny study (only 5 people) with no control group. Results may not apply to others, and the robot may not be more effective than standard therapy.
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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 5 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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 years and older
- 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: * Age \>= 18 years * Hemiparesis after a first stroke with more than 1 year time interval * Functional upper limb: ability to do a pointing task at 90% of the hand-acromion distance (free trunk). * Spastic hypertonia of the elbow flexors 0-2/4 on the Modified Ashworth scale * Patient affiliated with social security * Patient having signed a consent to participate in the research Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to sign written consent * Flexed elbow \> 30° during passive mobilization of the upper limb * EVA\>3 in the upper limb at rest or during mobilization * Complete loss of upper limb proprioception * Neuro-orthopedic surgery of the upper limb for spasticity: neurotomy, tenotomy, transfer * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Brest
RECRUITINGBrest, 29200, France
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