Home-based video and sensor exercises for arm and hand recovery after stroke
Tests home telerehabilitation with Tenzr in stroke survivors who had no outpatient rehabilitation.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Reaching the Unreached: Home-Based Telerehabilitation for Stroke Survivors
Key facts
- Where
- Edmonton, CanadaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 80 years old?
Source: NCT07467785, who can take part
Where in Canada
- Glenrose Rehabilitation HospitalEdmonton, CanadaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Alberta
- Trial code
- NCT07467785
- Record updated
- 3 June 2026
- Original description
After a stroke, many people have trouble using their arms and hands. This can make daily tasks-like eating, dressing, or writing-very hard. In Alberta, especially in small towns and rural areas, many stroke survivors go home from the hospital without being referred to rehabilitation. As a result, they miss out on therapy that could help them get better.Read full original descriptionShow less
Reaching the Unreached: Randomized Trial of Home-Based Telerehabilitation for Stroke Without Outpatient Care
After a stroke, many people have trouble using their arms and hands. This can make daily tasks-like eating, dressing, or writing-very hard. In Alberta, especially in small towns and rural areas, many stroke survivors go home from the hospital without being referred to rehabilitation. As a result, they miss out on therapy that could help them get better.
This project will test a new way to bring rehabilitation directly into people's homes using telerehabilitation. We will work with 200 stroke survivors across Alberta who did not get regular outpatient rehab. Participants will use the clinically validated Tenzr system-a set of fun, game-like exercises with wearable sensors. Therapists will check in and guide them remotely.
When participants are enrolled in the study, they will be randomized (1:1) into two groups. The Immediate group will receive 8 weeks of home-based telerehabilitation using the Tenzr platform immediately after baseline, while the Delayed group will receive 8 weeks of observation (usual care) followed by 8 weeks of the same telerehabilitation intervention. Everyone in the study will be tested at the baseline, 8 weeks, and 16 weeks. At 16 weeks, we will also interview them to gather their feedback on the telerehabilitation. We want to learn if this program helps people improve arm and hand movement, if it's easy to use, and if people like it. We also want to see if it could be offered more widely across Alberta in the future.
The goal is to give more people access to stroke rehabilitation, no matter where they live.
Inclusion: Not currently referred to, or participating in, upper extremity outpatient rehabilitation; A confirmed stroke diagnosis (ischemic or hemorrhagic); Have moderate-to-severe upper limb impairment; Live at home; Have access to internet and appropriate devices to have a virtual assessment with clinicians; ≥ 18 years of age.
Exclusion: < 18 years of age; Referred to or currently participating in upper extremity outpatient rehabilitation; Severe cognitive, communication, or medical comorbidities that would preclude safe home-based exercise; Don't have access to internet and appropriate devices to have a virtual assessment with clinicians.