Stroke rehab goes High-Tech: app, smartwatch, and virtual coach under study
NCT ID NCT07572487
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study asked stroke survivors, caregivers, and healthcare professionals what they need from a home-based rehabilitation system called NEST. The system includes an exercise app, a smartwatch, and a virtual coach. Researchers held focus groups and interviews in Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands to gather user requirements. The goal is to design a tool that supports sustained therapy at home after a stroke.
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 could help design a home-based rehabilitation tool that makes stroke recovery easier and more accessible.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study focused on gathering opinions, not testing a treatment. The tool may not work as hoped in real-world use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Finished
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Aug 2022
- 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.
Who is studied
All healthcare professionals worked at the participating centres. All stroke survivors received or were still receiving treatment at the participating centres. Most caregivers were related to the participating stroke survivors or recruited via social media.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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.
Stroke survivors: Inclusion criteria: * People who had a stroke and were discharged from the rehabilitation center within one year from now. * Range of different hand functioning measured with the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (only the upper extremity part will be used) * 18 years or older Exclusion criteria: * Low cognitive functioning, with a mini mental state examination score below 21 * Extremely limited smartphone user * Patients suffering from aphasia Caregivers: Inclusion criteria: * An informal caregiver of a stroke patient (mostly a family member or friend) * Stroke patient was discharged within one year from now * 18 years or older Exclusion criteria: \- Extremely limited smartphone user Healthcare professionals: Inclusion criteria: * Working as a therapist in one of the centres * Working with stroke patients on a daily basis Exclusion criteria: \- Extremely limited smartphone user
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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INRCA
Ancona, Italy
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Sint Maartenskliniek
Ubbergen, Netherlands
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Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, Spain
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