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Vibrating wearables put stroke walking to the test
NCT ID NCT07831642
First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026
Summary
Stroke survivors often walk more slowly and struggle to produce the movements needed for efficient walking. This study tests whether small wearable devices that vibrate during walking can help people with chronic stroke change specific walking movements linked to speed, propulsion, and balance. Participants complete one visit with walking trials and balance tests, with and without the vibration feedback, while motion capture and sensors measure their movement. Researchers aim to understand how this feedback might support future rehabilitation approaches.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a wearable vibrotactile feedback system that vibrates to signal when walking goals are met
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward wearable feedback tools that help stroke survivors retrain their walking in rehabilitation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-visit study, so any changes seen in one session may not last or translate into everyday walking. The device may not help everyone, and results could differ outside a lab.
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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 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
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18 to 85 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 18 to 85 years * Willing and able to provide informed consent * Single unilateral stroke at least 6 months prior to enrollment * ICD diagnosis code for hemiparesis (I69.35X) * Independently ambulatory (cane acceptable; orthosis may require further evaluation) * Resting heart rate 40 to 100 beats per minute * Resting blood pressure 90/60 to 170/90 mmHg * Active hip extension of at least 5 degrees * Active ankle dorsiflexion to neutral with the knee extended Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of cerebellar stroke * Other neurological conditions * Lower-limb botulinum toxin injections within the previous 4 months * Pain that limits walking * Unable to communicate with investigators * Signs of unilateral neglect * Unexplained dizziness within the previous 6 months * Fall within the previous 6 months * Congestive heart failure * Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease * Severe peripheral vascular disease * Score greater than 1 on question 1b of the NIH Stroke Scale * Score greater than 0 on question 1c of the NIH Stroke Scale * Currently pregnant
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