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Why stroke patients avoid using their weak arm: new study investigates

NCT ID NCT04747587

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

After a stroke, many people can move their affected arm but choose not to, a condition called non-use. This study tested 53 participants (stroke survivors and healthy controls) to see how the need for force or precision affects arm use. Researchers used a weight-support system to lighten the arm and measured how often participants actually used it. The goal is to better understand non-use and improve rehabilitation choices.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could help therapists choose better rehabilitation exercises to reduce arm non-use after stroke.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed observational study, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to all stroke survivors.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

53 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2021

Finished

Apr 2023

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: Inclusion criteria specific to the stroke group: * Patient having had a 1st stroke * Patient whose stroke occurred more than a month ago. * Patient having had a supratentorial stroke * Patient able to touch the opposite knee with the paretic arm Inclusion criteria specific to the control group: * Subject who has never had a stroke * Subject without motor or orthopedic impairment of the upper limbs and in particular of the shoulder General inclusion criteria: * Subject who has given free and informed consent. * Subject who signed the consent form. * Subject affiliated or beneficiary of a health insurance plan. Exclusion criteria: * Pregnant, parturient or breastfeeding subject. * The subject is participating in a category 1 interventional study, or is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study * The subject refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to give the subject informed information * The patient is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship * Patient with cognitive disorders incompatible with a good understanding of the use of the device * Patient with other neurological or osteoarticular history that may limit the performance of the task - criterion left to the deiscretion of the investigator

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Asthenia stroke disorder

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Stroke

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU de Montpellier

    Montpellier, France

  • CHU de Nîmes

    Nîmes, France

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