Can mirror and target training help stroke survivors walk better?
NCT ID NCT07576153
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether exercising both legs together (bilateral training) or just the affected leg (unilateral training) with visual feedback from mirrors and floor targets works better for improving balance, walking, and sensation in people who had a stroke. Fifty participants aged 40-65, at least three months post-stroke, will do 40-minute sessions five days a week for six weeks. Their balance, walking speed, and leg sensation will be measured before and after the program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- task-specific training with visual feedback
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a more effective rehabilitation approach to help stroke survivors regain balance and walking ability.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to all stroke patients. The intervention is non-drug and relies on patient effort, so benefits may vary.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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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45 to 65 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: * Age 40-65 years * Both gender male and female * Pre diagnose with the Stroke * Patient with a subacute phase (\>3months post stroke) * Ability to understand and follow the instructions (8) * Berg Balance Scale (BBS) score between 21-40 * 10 meter walk test (0.4-0.8m/s) Exclusion Criteria: * Severe cognitive Impairment * Visual and vestibular Impairment * Other orthopedic or neurological disorder * unilateral neglect
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Physical Therapy, Sahet Medical complex Lahore
Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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