Can brain scans reveal why stroke disrupts Two-Handed learning?
NCT ID NCT05760846
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study investigates how a recent stroke affects the ability to learn new motor skills that require using both arms or hands together. Researchers will use robotic devices to measure learning and brain imaging to see which brain areas are involved. The goal is to understand which types of brain damage lead to specific learning difficulties, which could inform future rehabilitation approaches.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Robotic motor skill training with REAplan and Dextrain Manipulandum devices
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify which brain areas are critical for bimanual motor learning after stroke, potentially guiding more targeted rehabilitation strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly improve outcomes, and results may not apply to all stroke patients.
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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 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
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.
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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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.
ACUTE STROKE PATIENTS: Inclusion Criteria: * acute stroke (\< 21 days) * aged 18-90 years * with a demonstrated stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic) lesion on brain imaging Exclusion Criteria: * " classical " contre-indication to MRI (non-MR-compatible pacemaker, pregnancy, non-MR-compatible implanted devices, claustrophobia, etc ...) * difficulty in understanding or executing commands * drug/alcohol abuse * severe aphasia / cognitive deficits interfering with study * inability to complete the tasks (i.e. full paralysis of the arm) * multiple strokes / dementia / psychiatric condition HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS: Inclusion Criteria: • 18-90 years Exclusion Criteria: * medical history with a previous stroke / relevant neurological deficit * drug/alcohol abuse * psychiatric condition/ dementia
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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CHU UCL Namur
RECRUITINGYvoir, Namur, 5530, Belgium
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University Hospital CHU Dinant Godinne UCL
RECRUITINGYvoir, 5530, Belgium
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