Wearable device and coaching to improve arm use after stroke
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study tests whether a wearable device that tracks arm movement, plus coaching to use your weaker arm more, can help you recover better after a stroke. It's for people who are at least 6 months past their stroke and have some arm weakness but can still use their hand.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 85 years old.
- You had a stroke at least 6 months ago, and it caused weakness on one side of your body.
- You can move at least 3 blocks with your weaker hand in one minute (and your weaker hand is noticeably slower than your stronger hand).
- You do not have severe depression, major memory or attention problems, uncontrolled pain (score 7 or higher on a 0–10 pain scale), or severe muscle stiffness in your arm.
- You are not pregnant, do not have a terminal illness, and have not been in another stroke recovery study recently.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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