Beat the odds: new device uses music to retrain stroke Patients' gait
NCT ID NCT06051539
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study tested a device called MR-001 that uses rhythmic auditory stimulation (like music or beats) to help people who have had a stroke walk better. 234 chronic stroke patients with walking problems used the device at home for 12 weeks. The goal was to see if it improves walking endurance and how often people use it.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MR-001 (a device that uses rhythmic auditory stimulation to improve walking)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective home-based therapy to improve walking and reduce healthcare costs for chronic stroke survivors.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is completed but results are not yet widely published. The device may not work for everyone, and benefits may not last long-term.
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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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234 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 85 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: 1. Equal to or greater than 6 months post-stroke with gait impairment 2. Age \>/= 18 - 85 years of age, inclusive 3. Understand and speak English 4. Must be able to ambulate without assistance from another person. Note: assistive devices are allowed. If a participant uses an assistive device at the time of enrollment, the device must be used for all walking sessions. 5. Willing to travel to a Velocity location to complete in-person gait assessments 6. Able to walk at a speed greater than or equal to 0.4 m/s as derived as an average of speed per minute from the 6MWT. Note: if a participant intends to use an assistive device throughout the intervention period, the assistive device must be used during the gait assessment. 7. Must have claims data available and consent to sharing. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Hearing impairment with or without the use of hearing aids such that the participant cannot hear the rhythmic stimulation of the music 2. Pain that impairs walking ability 3. Unable to safely participate in walking sessions as determined by investigator 4. Requires more than one rest (seated or not) during the 6MWT 5. Significant comorbid medical or neurological conditions that could impact gait or prevent safe participation as determined by the Investigator. For example: condition that prevents participation in exercise, e.g., Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, muscular dystrophy, or spinal cord injury. Note: major surgery within the last 3 months is exclusionary. 6. People who are pregnant or become pregnant (due to expected gait pattern changes). 7. Lower limb prosthetic 8. More than 2 falls in the previous month 9. Non-reciprocal gait pattern. Note: Note: a non-reciprocal gait pattern is defined as a 3-point step pattern. Participants must have a 2-point step pattern to qualify. Asymmetry seen in gait is acceptable. 10. Treatment with a gait-based investigational intervention within the last 3 months. 11. Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent to participate
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Curavit Clinical Research - DECENTRALIZED CLINICAL TRIAL
Portland, Maine, 04101, United States
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