Stroke rehab breakthrough? walking + thinking + music may boost recovery
NCT ID NCT06000644
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested whether adding cognitive training and rhythmic auditory stimulation to treadmill walking improves walking automaticity, executive function, and dual-task coordination in people with chronic stroke. Eighty participants were assigned to one of four groups: combined training (treadmill + cognitive task + rhythmic sounds), cognitive treadmill training, rhythmic treadmill training, or treadmill walking alone. The goal was to see which approach best helps stroke survivors walk and think at the same time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- treadmill training with cognitive tasks and rhythmic auditory stimulation
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a better rehab method to help stroke survivors walk more automatically and think more clearly while moving.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 80 participants, so results may not apply to all stroke patients. The improvements might be modest or not last long-term.
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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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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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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20 to 85 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: 1. diagnosed with first-time stroke; 2. more than 6 months after stroke onset; 3. able to walk 10 meters; 4. no severe vision, hearing, or speech impairments; 5. understand and follow the instructions and sign the Informed Consent Form; 6. older than 20 years old. Exclusion Criteria: 1. orthopedic problems affecting walking or other diseases that may interfere with study participation; 2. a score of less than 24 on the mini-mental state examination (MMSE); 3. severe balance disorder with a total score of less than 45 points Berg Balance Scale.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mackay Memory Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
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