Vojta therapy: a new way to wake up muscles after brain injury?
NCT ID NCT05785962
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether Vojta therapy, a technique using manual pressure on the chest, can activate abdominal muscles in people with brain injury. Researchers measured muscle activity with electrodes in healthy volunteers and a small group of brain injury survivors. The trial was terminated early, so results are limited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Vojta therapy (a manual stimulation technique)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that Vojta therapy measurably activates core muscles, potentially guiding future rehabilitation approaches for brain injury patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, terminated feasibility study in healthy volunteers and brain injury patients. It does not test any real-world outcomes like walking or daily function, so results may not translate to meaningful improvements.
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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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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- 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.
Brain injury group Inclusion Criteria : * Over 18 and under 80 years of age * Persons with a medical diagnosis of brain damage secondary to stroke * Have preserved the ability to walk, even with some type of orthopedic some type of orthopedic aid, Exclusion Criteria: * Over 80 years * Healthy people Group without brain damage Inclusion Criteria : * Over 18 and under 80 years of age * Healthy people * Full cognitive capacity. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with neuro-muscular pathologies that affect the abdominal muscles, previous surgeries in the area or any chronic neurological or organic disorder that may alter the results. * Fever
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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USAL
Salamanca, Castille and León, 37007, Spain
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