New tablet game helps stroke survivors regain arm control
NCT ID NCT05590988
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a tablet-based app that helps people recovering from stroke improve coordination between both arms. 40 participants with moderate arm weakness used the app to practice moving their arms together in rhythm. The goal was to see if this fun, at-home style training could improve everyday arm function.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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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36 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of an ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke * moderate upper extremity paresis: 30 to 60 cubes in the Box-and-Block Test (BBT) * sufficient resilience / alertness (active participation possible for at least 30 minutes) * ability to give consent (written declaration of consent from the patient) Exclusion Criteria: * Hemianopia and/or neglect * duration of illness \>3 months * pre-existing hemiparesis * participation in another clinical trial within the last 30 days * a pregnancy or breast-feeding period * contraindications for MRI: claustrophobia; metallic or magnetic implants that contain iron, cobalt or nickel (e.g. pacemakers, brain pacemakers, automatic insulin pumps, electrodes, plates, clips, implanted hearing aids, dental implants, metal endoprostheses, metal parts or metal splinters in the body)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institute for Neurorehabilitation Research, BDH-Clinic Hessich Oldendorf
Hessisch Oldendorf, Lower Saxony, 31840, Germany
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