Virtual reality rehab: stroke patients try App-Based recovery at home
NCT ID NCT06885502
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a smartphone app that uses virtual and augmented reality to help people who had a stroke improve arm movement and thinking skills from home. Seventy chronic stroke patients will either use the app or receive standard care for six weeks. The main goal is to see if the app improves arm function better than usual therapy.
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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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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 presenting an ischemic or intracerebral haemorrhagic stroke, ≥ 3 months post-stroke. * Age \> 18 years old * Moderate to mild proximal upper limb motor impairment Medical Research Council Scale (MRC \>2). * ARAT: \<50, inclusive, to avoid ceiling effects while allowing room for improvement. * Able to sit on a chair or a wheelchair to interact with the RGS system. * Minimal experience with smartphone technology based on the clinician's opinion * Willing to participate and agree to comply with the trial scheme and procedures * Must sign an Informed Consent Form (ICF) indicating that they understand the purpose and the procedures of the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of a condition or abnormality that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the data. * Severe cognitive capabilities that prevent the execution of the study, evaluated by the MoCA \< 19 or based on the clinician's opinion. * Pre-stroke history of upper limb motor disability. * Unable to use the RGS independently, according to the clinician's observations, and needing more support from a caregiver to use the RGS.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII de Tarragona
RECRUITINGTarragona, 43005, Spain
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RoNeuro Institute for Neurological Research and Diagnostics
RECRUITINGCluj-Napoca, 400354, Romania
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