At Home Wearable Sensors and Smartphone for Stroke Survivors With Upper Limb Motor Challenges.

Part of paid clinical trials in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Sponsor
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Study ID
NCT06787729
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 80 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • mHealth — DEVICE
    The experimental design is composed of two phases: baseline and intervention. During the first week (baseline), subjects will wear sensors, but no additional features (e.g., feedback, goal-setting, and weekly Zoom calls with clinicians) will be provided. For the next three weeks (intervention), subjects will wear sensors and have access to all intervention features, including weekly Zoom calls and goal-setting with clinicians. They will be encouraged to use the more impaired arm as much as possible.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if wearable sensor data visualization on smartphones can improve the use of the stroke-affected limb during everyday activities. Chronic stroke survivors (\>12 months from onset) ages 18-80 years old with residual upper extremity motor impairments may be eligible to participate. The main question it aims to answer is: Does the mobile health (mHealth) intervention help to improve the use of the stroke-affected upper-limb during daily living? The study is designed so each participant serves as their own control. Researchers will compare information from the baseline and intervention time periods to see if visualizing the data on the smartphone impacts the participant's daily use of the arm. Participants will be asked to wear a set of wearable ring and wrist sensors and interact with a custom-designed smartphone app, aiming to increase the use of their stroke-affected limb during daily activities as much as possible. They will receive feedback from the app, communicate with study therapists, participate in goal setting, complete clinical assessments, and share about their experience using the system during a virtual interview.

Key Dates

Start date
Apr 30, 2026
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Jan 31, 2027
Completion
Jul 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: mHealth Intervention
    Members of this group will receive the wearable sensors and mHealth smartphone application.

Primary Outcome Measure

Motor Activity Log - Amount of Use [ Time Frame: Week 0, Week 1, Week 4 ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Motion Analysis LaboratoryCharlestownMassachusetts02474
Kathy Piela, PT, DPT
[email protected]
617-952-6388
Paolo Bonato, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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