Can touch and sound boost mirror therapy for stroke patients?
NCT ID NCT07426354
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding touch and sound feedback to standard mirror therapy can improve arm function in stroke survivors with arm weakness. Eighty-four participants will be split into three groups: one gets the enhanced therapy, one gets digital mirror feedback only, and one uses a traditional mirror box. They will attend 20 therapy sessions, and their arm movement and brain activity will be measured before, after, and at a one-month follow-up.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multimodal Augmented Mirror Therapy (MAF-MT) – a behavioral therapy combining digital mirror visual feedback with added touch and sound cues
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a more effective, low-cost rehabilitation method to improve arm movement and daily function after stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage, single-site study with only 84 participants. The added sensory feedback may not provide meaningful improvement over standard mirror therapy, and results may not apply to all stroke survivors.
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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 84 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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.
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20 to 85 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: * At least 3 months post-onset of a unilateral stroke * Age between 20 and 85 years * An initial Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) score between 18 and 56 * Ability to follow study instructions, as determined by a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score ≥ 18 * No concurrent participation in other neurorehabilitation studies or drug clinical trials Exclusion Criteria: * Severe neglect, as measured by the line bisection test * Uncontrolled major medical conditions, such as uncontrolled hypertension or heart failure, or concomitant neurological conditions, for example, dementia, Parkinson's disease, brain tumors, or other brain conditions * Severe pain, swelling, spasticity or contractures in affected arms that prevent movement practice and assessments.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital
New Taipei City, Taiwan
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