NCT07640360Not yet recruiting
Smartwatch-Guided Secondary Prevention After Stroke
WATCH-STEP : Pilot Trial: Smartwatch-Guided Secondary Prevention After Stroke Randomized Trial of Nurse-led Program With Active vs Passive Smartwatch in Minor Stroke. A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Nurse-led Secondary Prevention and Physical Activity Program Supported by Either an Active Smartwatch (Structured Feedback) or Passive Smartwatch in Patients With Minor Stroke.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 10 Jun 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
After a first stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), the risk of recurrence is high in the weeks and months following the initial event. There are several modifiable risk factors that can reduce this risk, such as blood pressure, diet, physical activity, and smoking. Many stroke patients (NIHSS \< 5) have a low daily step count during the early recovery period, despite a good functional prognosis. Active smartwatches provide real-time feedback, track progress, and set personalized walking goals, thereby boosting motivation and adherence to physical activity recommendations. The combination of advice provided by nurses and active behavioral coaching supported by a smartwatch, compared to passive monitoring, could significantly increase daily step counts over a 12-week period. The results of this research will help guide future large-scale secondary prevention strategies integrating digital health and structured nursing support.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 29 May 2026
- Start date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Primary completion date
- 31 Dec 2027
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
- Diseases
- Stroke
- NCT number
- NCT07640360
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 50
- From 1 Sept 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- Cognitive impairment interfering with participation (e.g., MoCA \<20).
- Unstable cardiac conditions preventing walking goals.
- Major visual or upper limb impairment preventing use of the smartwatch.
Other
- Patients with transient neurological deficits resolving within one hour and normal brain imaging will be excluded
- Not affiliated to social security
- Patient under legal protection or deprived of liberty by a judicial or administrative decision
- Patient whose follow-up will be impossible
- Life expectancy \<1 year.
- Already highly active (\>10,000 steps/day, or about 1.5 hours of walking).
- Participation in competing interventional trials.
Who the study is looking for
- Age ≤ 40-75
- Patients with recent minor ischemic stroke or TIA, initial NIHSS ≤5 (\< 30 days)
- mRS ≤2 before stroke and on discharge
- Patient with Wifi access (for data transmission)
- Able to understand smartwatch instructions
- Written informed consent
- Ambulatory ≥10 meters without assistance and without walking aid
- Expected to live at home during the study period.
Age in the registry: 40 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chu Brest Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Brest | France | Unknown status |
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