Simple daily tasks may help stroke survivors regain arm function
NCT ID NCT06701370
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding task-oriented training—like opening bottles, buttoning shirts, and stacking blocks—to standard rehabilitation could improve arm movement in people who had a stroke at least six months ago. Thirty-nine participants completed the program. The researchers measured changes in muscle thickness and motor skills using standard tests.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Task-oriented training (e.g., opening bottle caps, buttoning) plus conventional rehabilitation (Bobath exercises, electrical stimulation, arm ergometer)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a practical way to improve arm movement and daily function for people who have had a stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with no phase designation, so results may not apply to all stroke patients. The improvements might be modest and not lasting.
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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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39 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Mar 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.
- Ages
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30 to 75 years
- 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: * History of cerebrovascular accident at least 6 months ago; * Score at least 20 points on the mini mental test; * Not having pain with tension or severe weakness in the shoulder muscles; * Active shoulder flexion movement of at least 30 degrees * Having a stroke for the first time * The level of motor function is Stage 3 or Stage 4 in Brunnstrom Staging according to the proximal function of the upper extremity * Not receiving botulinum toxin treatment for the last 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of concomitant neurological, orthopedic, cardiovascular diseases and severe comorbidities * Severe spasticity of the elbow flexors more than 2 on the Modified Ashworth 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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Biruni University
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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