Vibration therapy may boost walking recovery after stroke
NCT ID NCT05945212
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding gentle vibrations to the leg muscles can help people recovering from a stroke walk faster. About 70 patients who had a stroke within the past 3 months will either get real vibrations or a fake treatment during their regular rehab. The goal is to see if the vibrations improve walking speed and overall recovery.
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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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
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18 to 80 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: * Stroke patients in subacute rehabilitation phase (between 14 days and 3 months post-stroke) * Presenting with a stroke, ischemic or hemorrhagic * Lower-limb deficiency with an initial motor testing \< 4 according to the MRC scale * No neurological history with functional impact other than stroke * Having received informed information about the study and having signed the written consent * Affiliated or entitled to a social security scheme. * Patients under guardianship may be included; they may give their consent with the assistance of their guardian. If the participant is unable to write, their consent may be given and documented by other appropriate means in the presence of at least one impartial witness. In this case, the witness will sign and date the informed consent document. Exclusion Criteria: * Multiple stroke * Other neurological, cognitive or psychiatric conditions * Orthopedic ankle history compromising measurements * Botulinum toxin injected in the lower limb prior the study protocol * Patient with phlebitis or risk of thrombosis in the lower limb * Patient under tutorship
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Georges Claudinon
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLe Chambon-Feugerolles, 42500, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Roanne
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRoanne, 42300, France
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Hospices Civils de Lyon, site Henry Gabrielle
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSaint-Genis-Laval, 69230, France
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Hôpital Bellevue, CHU de Saint-etienne
RECRUITINGSaint-Etienne, 42100, France
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Hôpital Marrel
RECRUITINGRive-de-Gier, 42800, France
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Service de SSR Val-Rosay
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSaint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or, 69370, France
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Service de SSR du Centre Le Clos Champirol
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSaint-Etienne, 42270, France
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- Can simple exercises or vibration therapy help stroke survivors regain balance?
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