NCT07698067Not yet recruiting
Feasibility Evaluation of WEAR-IT for Hand Therapy After Stroke
Feasibility Evaluation of WEAR-IT (Wearable Assistive and Rehabilitation Robot Facilitating Intensive Telerehabilitation) for Hand Therapy After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 13 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to understand whether a program of using a hand robot at home, supported by telerehabilitation, is feasible for people living with stroke. The study aims to answer the following questions: * What is the extent that people living with stroke complete the prescribed therapy program? (adherence) * Do people living with stroke continue to participate in the therapy program until follow-up? (retention) * How acceptable and helpful is the hand robot to be use at the outpatient rehabilitation clinic and home via telerehabilitation for people living with stroke? * How reliable and safe is the hand robot when used in clinical and home settings? * What are the costs of delivering the hand robot program compared to providing the same amount of standard therapy without the hand robot? Researchers will also compare rehabilitation using the hand robot program to a dose-matched therapy program that does not use the robot. * Intervention group: Participants will use the hand robot for 12 weeks, with follow-up intervention and assessments at 6 months. * Control (comparator) group: Participants will receive the same amount of therapy over 12 weeks, but without the hand robot, followed by 6-month follow-up. For both groups, researchers will record information about each participant's clinical recovery, their experience with the therapy process and the cost of care.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 44 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 8 Apr 2026
- Start date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Primary completion date
- 23 Dec 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Dr. Rosalie Wang
- Diseases
- Stroke
- NCT number
- NCT07698067
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 44
- From 1 Sept 2026 to the primary completion date, 23 Dec 2027
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Are experiencing pain or cognitive impairments that prevent active participation in therapy,
Other illness
- Persons with chronic stroke:
- Have had any musculoskeletal or other neurological conditions that would impact their participation in a hand rehabilitation program, or
Other
- All participants meeting any of the following exclusion criteria at baseline will be excluded from participation in this study:
- Have no limitations in fully extending fingers or making a fist,
- Be unable to communicate with therapists independently,
- Are currently involved in another rehabilitation program aimed at improving upper limb movement.
Who the study is looking for
- Each participant must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to participate in this study:
- Persons with chronic stroke:
- Be able to attend one rehabilitation site (Toronto or Edmonton),
- Be 18 years of age or older,
- Be able to provide informed consent,
- Has English language proficiency,
- Be in the chronic stage of recovery (e.g., \> 6 months post-stroke),
- Have hand recovery at Stage 1 (flaccid paralysis) to Stage 4 (inability to make a fist and then extend the fingers fully) on the Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment (CMSA)
- Have a pain rating between 0/10 (no pain) and 4/10 (moderate pain) at rest and with assisted hand movement
- Demonstrate the ability to understand and participate in a 3-month study program,
- Live with someone or have someone consistently available (caregiver participant) who can help with setting up telerehabilitation equipment and assist with putting on/removing the Glove (as needed), and
- Have access to a computer or tablet with a camera and a reliable internet connection for telerehabilitation sessions.
- Caregiver participants who are willing to assist people living with stroke can be included if they meet the following criteria:
- Be 18 years of age or older,
- Be able to provide informed consent , and
- Be able to support glove donning/doffing, set-up, and therapy for people living with stroke at home.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Edmonton | Canada | Unknown status |
| Sunnybrook - St. John's Rehab Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Toronto | Canada | Unknown status |
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