Stroke recovery boost: Quick-Thinking exercises show promise
NCT ID NCT06990451
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether combining time pressure motor training with step square exercises could improve decision-making and quality of life in stroke survivors. Thirty-eight participants who had a stroke more than three months ago took part. The training aimed to help them think faster and move more confidently in daily life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- time pressure motor training and step square exercise
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, non-drug therapy to help stroke survivors think faster and live better.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 38 participants. The results may not apply to all stroke patients, and the improvements might be modest.
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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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38 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Oct 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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50 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 from 50 to 65 years old * both Sex * the duration of illness more than three months * post stroke hemiplegia * mild spasticity ranged from (1:1+) according to Modified Ashworth Scale Exclusion Criteria: * stroke occurred less than 3 months ago * Patients with severe cognitive or psychiatric impairment aphasia who could not understand the instructions given to him by physical therapist or unable to perform the task * any other orthopedic disorders 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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Lama Saad El-Din Mahmoud
Al Jīzah, Select State, 0020, Egypt
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