Robots and brain scans probe how stroke survivors relearn arm skills
NCT ID NCT07826832
First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are studying how well people who have had a stroke learn a complex arm and hand skill when they train with one arm versus both arms. Participants include healthy volunteers, people in the early days after a stroke, and people more than six months past a stroke. They practice on two rehabilitation robots, the REAplan and the Dextrain, while brain scans map the areas involved in arm control. The goal is to understand which training approach suits different types of stroke damage.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Motor skill training with the REAplan rehabilitation robot and the Dextrain dexterity device
- What this could lead to
- If the approach works, it could help therapists choose whether to train one arm or both arms after a stroke, and guide how rehabilitation is matched to each patient's brain injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational comparison, not a treatment trial, so it may not show which training method is better. Results from 200 people may not apply to every stroke survivor, and brain imaging findings may not translate into better recovery.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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40 to 90 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.
STROKE PATIENTS Inclusion Criteria: * acute stroke (between day 2 and day 21 post-stroke) or chronic stroke (\>6 mois) * aged 40-90 years * with a single demonstrated stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic) lesion on brain imaging Exclusion Criteria: * \[for acute paitents\] "classical" contre-indication to MRI (non-MR-compatible pacemaker, pregnancy, non-MR-compatible implanted devices, claustrophobia, etc ...) * difficulty in understanding or executing commands * drug/alcohol abuse * severe aphasia/cognitive deficits interfering with study * inability to complete the tasks (i.e. full paralysis of the arm) * multiple stroke/dementia/psychiatric condition HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS Inclusion Criteria: * 40-90 years Exclusion Criteria: * "classical" contre-indication to MRI (non-MR-compatible pacemaker, pregnancy, non-MR-compatible implanted devices, claustrophobia, etc ...) * medical history with a previous stroke/relevant neurological deficit * drug/alcohol abuse * psychiatric condition/dementia * having already used the robotic devices
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Locations
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CHU UCL Namur
RECRUITINGYvoir, Namur, 5530, Belgium
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