New combo therapy aims to wake up the brain after stroke
NCT ID NCT07228871
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding a type of brain stimulation (called continuous theta burst stimulation) to mirror therapy can improve hemispatial neglect in people who have had a stroke. Neglect means the brain ignores one side of the world, often the left. Twenty-two stroke survivors will receive either mirror therapy alone or mirror therapy plus brain stimulation for two weeks. Researchers will measure changes in daily life awareness and basic activities.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and mirror therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new, non-drug way to help stroke survivors regain awareness of their left side, improving daily function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 22 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatment is short (2 weeks) and benefits may not last.
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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 22 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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18 to 75 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. Ischemic/haemorrhagic stroke 2. Right hemisphere lesion 3. Patients with a duration of more than 7 days but less than 1 year from the date of the event 4. Aged between 18 and 75 years 5. Patients with a Mini Mental Test Score ≥ 24 Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of recurrent stroke 2. Presence of vision or hearing problems 3. Use of medication affecting cognitive function 4. History of epilepsy 5. Pregnancy or breastfeeding 6. History of malignancy 7. Pacemaker 8. Presence of metallic implants in the brain or scalp (including cochlear implant) 9. History of premorbid dementia 10. Presence of psychiatric or additional neurological disease
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ankara Etlik City Hospital
RECRUITINGAnkara, Yenimahalle, 06010, Turkey (Türkiye)
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