Vibration vest aims to restore arm function in stroke survivors
NCT ID NCT04698369
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a wearable device that uses gentle vibrations to help stroke survivors improve arm strength and movement. The plan was to have 48 people use the device at home for 4 weeks, but only 4 enrolled before the study was stopped. Researchers measured usability and changes in grip strength and arm function.
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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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4 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Finished
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Dec 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke with Chedoke McMaster's Stroke Assessment (CMSA) level four or above; * over 18 years of age; * have been using a smartphone more than one year; * live within 40 miles from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) Exclusion Criteria: * a history of fractures or dislocations in the shoulder, elbow, or wrist from which the participant has not fully recovered, * severe impairment of verbal communication ability (for example, severe aphasia), * inability to consent (for example, dementia), * simultaneous participation in another treatment study targeting stroke recovery
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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