NCT07398131Not yet recruiting
Voice-Induced Motor Intention to Enhance Upper Limb Rehabilitation Efficacy of Exoskeleton Robots for Stroke Patients
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 12 Feb 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study aims to investigate whether combining "motor imagery" (the mental visualization of movement) with robotic exoskeleton therapy can improve upper limb recovery in stroke patients. Conventional robotic therapy often involves passive movement driven by the machine. In this study, patients in the experimental group will use their own voice to trigger the robot (e.g., saying "bend arm") while simultaneously imagining the movement. The research will compare this voice-enhanced "active" approach with traditional passive robotic training to see if it better promotes brain-to-muscle signal recovery and improves overall arm function .
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 32 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 2 Feb 2026
- Start date
- 1 Mar 2026
- Primary completion date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Taipei Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare
- Diseases
- Stroke
- NCT number
- NCT07398131
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 32
- From 1 Mar 2026 to the primary completion date, 1 Sept 2026
- No sites listed in no country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- History of other neurological diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease, brain tumor)
- Serious orthopedic conditions or skin lesions on the affected upper limb that prevent robot use
- Unstable epilepsy or severe psychiatric disorders
Other
- Severe spasticity of the affected upper limb (Modified Ashworth Scale score \> 2)
- Pregnancy
Who the study is looking for
- Ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke diagnosed by CT or MRI
- Stroke onset occurred at least 1 month prior to enrollment
- Aged 20 to 80 years
- Moderate to severe upper limb impairment (Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity score between 13 and 47)
- Cognitive function sufficient to follow instructions (MMSE score \> 20)
- Stable medical condition with no severe pain in the affected upper limb
Age in the registry: 20 years to 85 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
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