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Influence of Handedness on Upper Limb Recovery

NCT07357181 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 500

Last updated 2026-04-30

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Summary

This prospective, single-center observational study evaluates whether handedness is associated with upper-limb motor recovery after a recent unilateral stroke. Adults admitted to the stroke unit with a confirmed unilateral stroke within 5 days are included if they do not object to participation. Upper-limb impairment is assessed early after stroke and at 6 months using standardized clinical scales. Handedness is determined by self-report, and the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory is administered when feasible. The main hypothesis is that left-handed participants may show better upper-limb motor recovery at 6 months than right-handed participants, potentially due to differences in brain motor network lateralization.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

evaluation

Patients will be evaluated at baseline for Edinburgh Handedness Inventory Laterality Quotient. Patients will be seen again at 6 months as part of their standard post-stroke consultation at Orléans University Hospital by a neurologist from the neurology department. In conjunction with this consultation, an assessment specific to this research study of the FMA-UE and SAFE scores will be carried out by a physiotherapist from the department.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-31
Primary Completion
2027-10-31
Completion
2028-10-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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