Can Chair-Based exercise rebuild balance after stroke?
NCT ID NCT05724823
First seen Sep 23, 2026 · Last updated Sep 23, 2026
Summary
Researchers are testing whether a 10-week seated exercise program delivered over video can improve balance, mobility, quality of life, and heart health in people who have lived with a stroke for more than six months. Participants join supervised sessions from home using a tablet or computer. The trial compares the seated program with a delayed two-week boot camp to see how well each approach works and whether people can stick with it.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a seated exercise program delivered over video by a trained instructor
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give people with chronic stroke a safe way to build balance and mobility from home, without needing to travel to a clinic.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small and early, so any benefits may be modest or may not hold up in larger studies. Some participants may find seated exercise too easy or too hard to stick with.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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 Criteria: Participants must meet the following inclusion criteria: * Adult (as defined by Province) * Chronic stroke (more than 6 months post-stroke) * Ability to stand up from a chair * Mobility impairment of lower extremity (requires a walking aid, with or without close supervision) * Able to safely engage in exercise and tolerate 60 minutes of exercises * Able to communicate in English * Have access to a tablet, computer, or laptop with internet and email access Exclusion Criteria: Participants will be excluded if they meet any of the following criteria: * Participating in formal exercise or rehabilitation activities * Participating in \> 30 minutes/day of physical activity (moderate intensity) * Participating in another study that may affect outcomes to this study * Severe loss of vision, hearing, speech (including aphasia) or cognition that would preclude use of a computer/tablet and communication over videoconference software * A serious comorbid condition (eg., amputation, Parkinson's disease, active cancer) * Clinically diagnosed with acute/chronic illness or other condition which has known physical activity contraindications or limits their ability to complete each experimental condition (i.e., chronic low back pain aggravated by prolonged sitting)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 2G9, Canada
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Nova Scotia Health
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Western University
London, Ontario, Canada
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