Study reveals how stroke affects shoulder muscles during simple arm movements
NCT ID NCT05990413
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how shoulder muscles work in people who have had a stroke compared to healthy individuals. Researchers measured muscle activity during two types of arm exercises: raising arms overhead and pushing against a table. The goal was to understand muscle timing and function to improve rehabilitation. The study included 10 stroke survivors and 10 healthy adults.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help design better rehabilitation exercises for stroke survivors to improve arm and shoulder function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to all stroke survivors. It does not test a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
The total number of participants participating in the study is planned to be twenty. It is planned that ten of those twenty participants will be healthy as the controls and ten of them will be individuals with hemiplegia as cases.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: Stroke patients will be considered eligible for participation if they: * were at least 6 weeks after stroke (hemorrhagic or ischemic); * had mild to moderate upper limb motor impairment (score of ≥30 on the Fugl-Meyer upper limb motor part; * had a negative Neer impingement test; * could sit or stand up independently at least 10 minutes. Healthy controls will be considered eligible for participation if they: * had no self-reported shoulder pain; * had a negative Neer impingement test. Exclusion Criteria: Participants will be excluded according to these criteria: * being involuntary to participate and unable to follow the instructions; * being younger than 18 years old; * body mass index equal or higher than 30; * shoulder and/or neck pain in the last six months; * known history of shoulder dislocation, fracture or surgery; * other systemic and/or neurologic diseases. -
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istinye University Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Reasearch and Application Center
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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