Robots vs. standard rehab: can tech boost stroke recovery?
NCT ID NCT06273475
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares robot-assisted training to standard physical therapy for people who have had a stroke and still have moderate-to-severe movement problems. Forty participants who are 6-24 months post-stroke will be randomly assigned to one of two training programs. The goal is to see if the robot-assisted approach leads to better improvements in walking, strength, and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- robot-assisted gait and strength training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a more effective rehab method for people with moderate-to-severe stroke-related movement problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The robot-assisted training may not prove better than 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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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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
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: 1. Ischemic and haemorrhagic stroke 2. Chronic state (6-24 months post-stroke). 3. Subacute rehabilitation terminated (subacute phase defined as until 6 months post-stroke). 4. Moderately-severely impaired: 1. Modified Rankin Scale Score 3-5. 2. Scandinavian Stroke Scale Leg Motor Function Score 0-4 and/or SSS gait function 0-9. 5. Approved by referring doctor Exclusion: 1. Prior SAH 2. Infarct located in the cerebellum or brain stem 3. Severe fatigue making study completion improbable. 4. Cognitive deficits impeding study participation. 5. Inability to walk independently pre-stroke. 6. Recurrence of cardiovascular/cerebrovascular accidents. 7. Pre-existing neurological diseases or ongoing cancer treatment. 8. Refusing group allocation. 9. Concurrent participation in another clinical trial potentially interacting with the present trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Odense University Hospital
RECRUITINGOdense, Denmark
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Rigshospitalet and Herlev Gentofte Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCopenhagen, Denmark
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