Mirror or bike? new study tests two therapies to help stroke survivors walk again
NCT ID NCT06558721
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested two different therapies to help people who recently had a stroke regain leg movement and balance. One therapy used a mirror to trick the brain into thinking the affected leg was moving, while the other used a special bike that gave small electrical pulses to the leg muscles. The goal was to see which approach worked better for improving walking and quality of life.
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Study facts
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- 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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45 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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: * 18-85 age * Unilateral stroke * First time stroke * Time after stroke less than 6 months * Lower extremity Brunnstrom stage: 2-4 * Lower extremity spasticity Modified Ashworth Scale: less than 3 * Patient with sitting balance * Mini Mental Test Score higher than 23 * Patients signed approval form Exclusion Criteria: * Bilateral stroke * Neurological disease other than stroke * Psychiatric disease * Lower extremity orthopedic problem * Visual or audience problem * Neglect * Severe aphasia * Contraindications of electrical stimulation (cardiac implantation etc.) * Severe comorbidity (cardiac failure etc.) * Seizure * Acute deep vein thromboembolism * Local infection * Botulinum toxin injection of lower extremity less than 3 month
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Ankara, Çankaya, 06800, Turkey (Türkiye)
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