New hand device shows promise for spasticity relief
NCT ID NCT06842901
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a portable device that gently moves the hand to reduce muscle tightness (spasticity). Ten adults with hand paralysis or motor problems used the device for one 20-minute session. Researchers measured changes in muscle tone and asked participants about the device's ease of use.
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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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10 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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
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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: * Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) score of at least 1 * Participants with paralysis or motor function problems of the fingers of one or both hands. Exclusion Criteria: * Minors (below age 18) * Vulnerable populations * Inability of fingers and wrist to stretch to neutral during passive range of motion
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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, Yale New Haven Hospital's Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) outpatient clinic
New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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Yale New Haven Hospital's Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States