Mind over motion: new therapy boosts stroke rehab
NCT ID NCT06166862
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding action observation (watching movements) and motor imagery (imagining movements) to standard physical therapy can improve balance, daily function, and quality of life in people who had a stroke within the last year. About 56 participants will be assigned to either standard rehab alone or standard rehab plus these mental training techniques. The goal is to see if these simple, low-cost additions help the brain re-learn movement better than therapy alone.
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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 56 people
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- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 65 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: * Patients who had a stroke in the last year * Functional Ambulation Classification score 2-5 Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have had repeated strokes * Patients with neglect * Patients with cognitive dysfunction (those who cannot follow simple verbal instructions) * Patients with severe hearing problems * Patients with severe vision problems * Patients with additional musculoskeletal system pathology that will affect physical performance (such as amputation, severe joint mobility limitation, peripheral nerve damage) * Patients with uncontrolled hypertension and diabetes mellitus * Patients with a history of symptomatic lung disease (such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema) * Patients with a history of symptomatic cardiac disease (such as coronary artery disease, arrhythmia, heart failure) * Patients with peripheral artery disease
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Karaman Training and Research Hospital
RECRUITINGKaraman, Karaman, 70200, Turkey (Türkiye)
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