Spinal zap trial aims to restore movement after stroke
NCT ID NCT07627516
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This small study tests whether electrical stimulation of the spinal cord can improve arm and leg movement in people who had a stroke at least 6 months ago. Only 6 participants with limited recovery will receive the treatment. The goal is to see if it is safe and helps with daily function.
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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 6 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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20 to 80 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: 1. Hemiparesis resulting from a single ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, with a disease duration of ≥6 months. 2. Aged between 20 and 80 years (inclusive). 3. Received regular rehabilitation therapy after stroke but with poor recovery of limb motor function; Fugl-Meyer Assessment upper extremity score \>7 and \<45, and lower extremity score \>5 and \<30. 4. Partially preserved sensory function. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Severe systemic diseases (e.g., neurological disorders other than stroke, cancer, severe circulatory or respiratory diseases, liver or kidney failure, etc.) or other conditions that may impair the subject's motor or cognitive function. 2. Presence of spinal cord-related nerve compression that could cause severe functional impairment. 3. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. 4. Use of anticoagulant, antiplatelet, antispasmodic, or antiepileptic medications prior to enrollment or during the study period. 5. Severe joint contracture that, in the clinical investigator's opinion, precludes participation in the study. 6. Severe mental illness or intellectual disability that prevents cooperation with treatment or follow-up questionnaires, with a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score \<24. 7. Presence of other implanted medical devices. 8. Severe claustrophobia.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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