NCT07366697Recruiting
Beyond Observation: Validating the Ecological Relevance of the Ad-AHA Stroke Using Sensor-Based Measures
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 21 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
After a stroke, many people experience difficulty using both hands together in daily life. Most rehabilitation assessments, however, only measure how the affected arm performs in one-handed tasks. This makes it difficult to understand how well people actually use their hands in real-world activities, which are usually bimanual. The Adult Assisting Hand Assessment - Stroke version (Ad-AHA Stroke) is a new clinical test that evaluates how the affected hand performs during two-handed tasks. While promising, it is still unknown whether the score on this test truly reflects how stroke survivors use their hands in daily life. This study aims to investigate this question by comparing Ad-AHA Stroke scores with real-life data on hand use, recorded over three days using wrist-worn sensors on both arms. By combining clinical and sensor-based measures, this study will help determine whether the Ad-AHA Stroke can accurately represent everyday bimanual performance after stroke.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 32 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 8 Jan 2026
- Start date
- 10 Dec 2025
- Primary completion date
- Jun 2028
- Lead sponsor
- KU Leuven
- Diseases
- Stroke
- NCT number
- NCT07366697
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 32
- From 10 Dec 2025 to the primary completion date, Jun 2028
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- Severe upper limb impairment, defined as a Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) score ≤ 15.
- Severe cognitive or language comprehension impairment interfering with understanding of study instructions or task performance, as judged during screening.
- Presence of other neurological or orthopedic conditions affecting upper limb function (e.g., Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, severe osteoarthritis, brachial plexus injury).
Who the study is looking for
- Written informed consent obtained prior to any study procedures.
- Age between 18 and 80 years (inclusive).
- Unilateral supratentorial stroke involving cortical or subcortical structures.
- At least 6 months post-stroke at the time of inclusion.
- Community-dwelling (discharged from hospital and currently living at home).
- Able and willing to wear bilateral wrist-worn sensors (triaxial accelerometers) for three consecutive days.
- Presence of clinically observable bimanual impairment.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Rehabilitation Sciences KU Leuven Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Leuven | Belgium | Recruiting |
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