Can a magnetic helmet help stroke survivors learn to move again?
NCT ID NCT05467657
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This small study tested whether applying magnetic pulses to the brain's sensory area could help stroke survivors learn movements better. Twenty people who had a stroke at least three months ago received the stimulation while researchers measured brain activity and motor responses. The goal was to see if this approach might enhance motor learning, but the study was exploratory and not designed to prove a treatment works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new way to help stroke survivors regain movement by boosting brain activity in the sensory area.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study with only 20 participants and no control group. The results may not apply to all stroke survivors, and the effect on real-world movement is unclear.
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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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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 to 90 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 suffered an ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke with more than 3 months of evolution * Presenting a score \>21 points on the Mini-mental State Examination scale. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe impairment of upper limb motor function (\<15 points on the Fugl-Meyer Assessment Upper Extremity scale) * Any contraindications to rTMS, such as metal implants, history of epileptic seizures or taking medication that lowers the seizure threshold * Previous history of neurological pathology.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Neuron Chamberí
Madrid, Madrid, 28003, Spain
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Neuron Madrid Rio
Madrid, Madrid, 28045, Spain
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