New combo workout shows promise for stroke recovery
NCT ID NCT07249658
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether combining lower-body power exercises with fast walking training can improve mobility in people who had a stroke at least six months ago. Sixty adults aged 18 to 75 took part in a program three times a week. Researchers measured how quickly they could stand up, walk, and balance.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- power training and high-intensity gait training
- What this could lead to
- If this approach works, it could point toward a better rehabilitation program to help stroke survivors walk more easily and safely.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The training is intense and may be hard for some people to complete.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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 to 75 years
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 to 75 years of age * more than ≥6 months of stroke onset * first-ever unilateral ischemic stroke * walking 10 meters independently with or without an assistive device * being an independent ambulator (Functional Ambulation category \>3) Exclusion Criteria: * people with a history of mental/cognitive illness * combination with peripheral neuropathy * having resting blood pressure above 160/100 mmHg even after taking medications; * hemorrhagic stroke * cardiovascular comorbidity * any musculoskeletal condition that prevents or limits the participants from doing resistance training
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, NIRM
Islamabad, Punjab Province, 44000, Pakistan
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