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Pilot Trial of Robotic Hand Therapy After Stroke

NCT07706621 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2026-07-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This pilot study will test whether the GRIP program-a soft robotic glove with virtual-reality training-can improve hand and arm function in adults undergoing inpatient rehabilitation after a recent stroke. About 20 participants will be randomly assigned to either the GRIP program or action-observation therapy with education, in addition to usual care. The study will assess motor improvement, safety, and acceptability over approximately six weeks.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

robotic-assisted hand therapy

Participants will receive the GRIP program in addition to usual rehabilitation care. The program uses a soft robotic glove worn on the affected hand together with a non-immersive virtual-reality system that displays hand exercises and a virtual hand that moves with the participant's real movements. The glove can provide assistance or resistance to support grasping practice and strengthening. Training focuses on repeated grasping tasks and strategies to increase use of the affected hand in daily activities. The program includes ten supervised 30-minute sessions over two weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Action-observation therapy & Education

Participants will receive usual rehabilitation care plus action-observation therapy (AOT). They will complete ten self-directed 30-minute AOT sessions over two weeks. Each session consists of repeated cycles of watching short videos of hand movements and then attempting to reproduce those movements with the affected hand. Videos will match the grasp types practiced in the intervention arm. Participants will also attend three individual education sessions on post-stroke arm and hand recovery, including strategies to increase use of the affected hand in daily activities.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Research Council, Canada

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Johanne Higgins, PhD · Université de Montréal, CRIR

  • Marika Demers, PhD · Université de Montréal, CRIR

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-08-01
Primary Completion
2027-07-31
Completion
2027-07-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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