Robot therapy could speed stroke recovery in first months
NCT ID NCT02369770
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a wearable robot can help people who recently had a stroke recover movement in their legs and improve balance and walking. The robot provides intensive therapy to the ankle, which is often affected. The trial involves 140 participants who had a stroke within the past year and have leg weakness. The goal is to see if this approach works better than standard therapy.
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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 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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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- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- 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: 1. First time unilateral acute stroke, hemorrhagic or ischemic, 24 hours after admission in hospital to 1 year post stroke. 2. Hemiplegia or hemiparesis 3. Age 18-80 4. Ankle impairments Exclusion Criteria: 1. No impairment or very mild ankle impairment of ankle. 2. Unstable medical conditions that interferes with ability to training and exercise. 3. Severe cardiovascular disorders that interfere with ability to perform moderate movement exercises. 4. Cognitive impairment or aphasia with inability to follow instructions 5. Pressure ulcer, recent surgical incision or active skin disease with open wounds present below knee of treated limb 6. Severe pain in legs
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Maryland, Baltimore
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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