Can changing your home help stroke recovery? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07517120
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a program called PEER-HOMEcare is practical and helpful for people recovering from stroke at home. The program involves therapists and family members working together to adapt the home environment and use wearable sensors to track movement. Researchers will enroll 45 adults in Norway, Sweden, and Latvia who had a stroke within the last six months. The main goal is to see if the program is feasible and acceptable, not yet to prove it improves recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Environmental enrichment program (home modifications, behavioral coaching, wearable sensors)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could pave the way for a larger trial testing whether adapting the home environment improves stroke recovery and engagement.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study with no control group, so it cannot prove the intervention works. 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 45 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
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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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: * adults (≥18 years old) * diagnosed with first or second haemorrhagic or ischaemic stroke * stroke onset no more than six months before study enrolment * discharged to their home following inpatient rehabilitation * reporting functional impairments in the upper extremity that affect functioning and participation in everyday life due to the latest stroke. * score at least 4 points on the Shoulder Abduction + Finger Extension (SAFE) measure. * adequate language skills and cognitive functioning to be able to understand intervention material, perform outcome assessments and co-operate throughout the intervention * willing to participate and able to provide written consent * consent for participation also by closest family members, if they live in the same household Exclusion Criteria: * presence of other neurological conditions * reported limited life expectancy due to other medical conditions during the study period * severe mental health disorders, including substance use disorders * a history of violence * severe communication and/or cognition deficits (MoCA below 10 points) that prevent participants from being able to participate in the intervention, understand interview questions, or study-related instructions * unwillingness of persons sharing the household to participate and accept the intervention * uncontrolled medical issues such as unstable angina, severe hypertension, or severely limiting orthopaedic conditions
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites in 3 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Riga Stradins University Hospital
Riga, Latvia
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Gothenburg, Sweden
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Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital
Nesoddtangen, Norway
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