Stroke recovery boost: nurse-led home rehab tested in bangladesh
NCT ID NCT07384650
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 6-month nurse-led rehabilitation program for stroke patients in Bangladesh. The program includes education booklets and assistive devices to help with daily activities. 166 participants will be randomly assigned to either the rehab program or usual care. The goal is to see if the program improves independence, motor function, and emotional well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nurse-led rehabilitation program including education booklet and assistive devices
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a practical, low-cost way to help stroke survivors regain independence and rejoin their communities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, single-site trial in one country, so results may not apply elsewhere. The program is complex and relies on patient adherence, which may vary.
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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 166 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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: 1. 18 years old and above, both males \& females, 2. Irrespective of the type of stroke and time of stroke, 3. mRS 2-4 with disability on upper and/or lower limb(s) 4. Physician advice on rehabilitation, and who needs assistive devices for ADL, 5. Having a phone, and 6. Willing to provide consent \& participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participation in other clinical trials, 2. Planning to receive institutional rehabilitation services, and 3. Cannot communicate (having speech difficulties).
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Conditions
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Institute of Neuroscience and Hospital
RECRUITINGDhaka, Dhaka Division, 1207, Bangladesh
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