Stroke education goes High-Tech: personalized videos aim to boost recovery
NCT ID NCT06442631
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a personalized video platform called MyStroke can improve stroke knowledge and reduce hospital use after discharge. About 690 stroke patients and their caregivers will either get standard education or also access to tailored videos. Researchers will check knowledge at 90 days and track how often people return to the hospital.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- personalized video-based education platform
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that tailored video education helps stroke survivors and caregivers better understand their condition and may reduce unnecessary hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage behavioral study, not a drug trial. The effect on health outcomes may be small, and results may not apply to all stroke patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 690 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2030
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 years and older
- 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: * At least 18 years old * Admitted to hospital with clinical diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke (imaging confirmation not required) * Stroke symptom onset within 30 days of enrollment * Being discharged to either home or an acute rehabilitation facility * Access to internet enabled device (smartphone, tablet, computer) * Fluent in either English or Spanish (does not need to be native or primary language) * Willingness and ability to sign informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Severe aphasia (score of ≥2 on NIHSS item 9) * Ischemic stroke that is attributed to a surgical procedure * Resides in a skilled nursing facility prior to admission * Being discharged to skilled nursing facility or long-term acute care facility * Unwillingness or inability to participate in remote/virtual study visits * A terminal or advanced condition that raises the possibility the subject may not survive 90 days * Any other illness or condition that the investigator feels would pose a hazard to the subject from participation in the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chester County Hospital
West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19380, United States
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Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602, United States
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Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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