Wearable device tracks stroke Patients' first steps to recovery
NCT ID NCT07638462
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to learn how patients with severe stroke move during their hospital stay. Fifty adults will wear a small activity tracker (activPAL) that records lying, sitting, standing, and stepping. Researchers will compare this data with standard mobility goals to understand typical movement patterns and how well patients meet those goals. The findings may help improve future stroke rehabilitation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors design better mobility programs for stroke patients, potentially improving long-term recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study (50 people) that only measures movement, not treatment. It may not lead to direct improvements in care.
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Study facts
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- 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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- 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.
- 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: * Adults aged 18 years and older * Hospitalized patients with acute ischemic stroke * Initial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score of 10 or greater * Baseline modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 0-2 * Current modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 3-5 Exclusion Criteria: * Current or expected End-of-life discussions * Current plans for surgical intervention * Patients with pre-mRS of 3-5 * Patients with orthopedic, musculoskeletal, integumentary injury that would prevent safe weight bearing, mobility or equipment use * Uncontrolled cardiorespiratory dysfunction or disease * Active/uncontrolled seizures * Isolation status that would prevent mobility outside of the room * Weight that exceeds the safe limits of mobility equipment
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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