Robots and eye-tracking reveal hidden stroke recovery clues
NCT ID NCT07254949
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study uses robots and eye-tracking to measure how vision and body awareness (proprioception) affect arm movement after a stroke. Researchers will follow 425 stroke survivors for six months to understand how these senses recover and how brain damage relates to recovery. The goal is to improve future treatments, not to test a new therapy.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 425 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2031
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.
Who is studied
425 participants will be recruited for this study (225 stroke participants and 200 matched control participants who have not experienced a stroke). All participant will be aged 18 or older.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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 for stroke participants: * 18 years of age or older * First clinical diagnosis of stroke * No recent muscle skeletal injuries to the arms, neck, or back * No history of other neurological disease/injury (Ie. MS, Parkinson's, Brain Tumour, etc.) * Corrected vision 20/50 or better * Able to follow multi-step commands. * Living independently prior to stroke * Can consent to participate in research Inclusion criteria for control participants: * 18 years of age or older * No history stroke, or Trans Ischemic Attack (TIA) * No recent muscle skeletal injures to the arms, neck, or back * No history of other neurological disease/ injury (Ie. MS, Parkinson's, Brain Tumour, etc) * No pre-stroke history of eye movement disorders * Corrected vision 20/50 or better * Able to follow multi-step commands * Can consent to participate in research Exclusion Criteria: * Prior history of stroke/significant neurologic problem (e.g. Parkinson's) * Symptomatic medical conditions that would interfere with participation (e.g. uncontrolled angina) * Contraindications to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) * Pre-stroke history of visual field/oculomotor abnormalities.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Carewest Dr. Vernon Fanning Centre
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Foothills Medical Centre
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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