Can a simple splint boost leg recovery after a stroke?
NCT ID NCT06965894
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether wearing a pressure splint on the leg during rehab exercises helps stroke patients with one-sided weakness (hemiplegia) improve leg movement, balance, and strength. Thirty participants were split into two groups: one did exercises with the splint, the other without. Both groups received standard neurodevelopmental therapy for six weeks. The goal was to see if the splint adds extra benefit to recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Johnston pressure splint (device)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost tool to help stroke survivors regain leg movement and balance during rehab.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 30 participants. Results may not apply to all stroke patients, and the splint may not provide significant benefit over standard therapy.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Nov 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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50 to 80 years
- 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: * Having hemiplegia because of stroke * Time since stroke: 1 month to 1 year * Ability to Participate (a score of \>24 on the Mini-Mental State Examination). * Being voluntary * Age between 40-80 Exclusion Criteria: Severe Cognitive Impairment Other Neurological Disorders Severe Comorbidities or Spasticity on Lower Extremity Contraindications to Exercise Recurrent Stroke
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Monseigneur Cortbawi Hospital
Jounieh, Keserwan, 1200, Lebanon
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