Stroke recovery: simple Video-and-Music therapy shows promise for better balance
NCT ID NCT07428824
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether watching videos of functional activities and then performing them, combined with rhythmic music, can improve balance and walking in people who had a stroke. Forty participants will be split into two groups: one doing the video-and-music therapy and the other doing standard therapy. Balance and gait will be measured before and after four weeks of treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Functional action observation therapy with rhythmic auditory cueing
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to improve balance and walking for people recovering from a stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The therapy is also time-intensive and may not work for all stroke survivors.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
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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40 to 60 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 40 to 60 years * Both male and female patients are included in the study * 6 months to 2 years since the onset of stroke * Ability to sit and stand up independently * Ability to walk more than 10 m, with or without an assistant device * No orthopedic impairments on both lower Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with MMSE score less than 25 * a positive history of neoplasms, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease clinically significant muscular-skeletal disease * uncorrected visual or auditory disturbances * hospitalization in the previous three months * Patients with aggressive behavioral alterations or emotional lability
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alara Healthcare Clinic
RECRUITINGLahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan
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Ittefaq Hospital Trust, Lahore
RECRUITINGLahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan
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