Stroke Trial, Recruiting

Written by an AI model from ClinicalTrials.gov eligibility criteria and checked on a sample basis. Please confirm against the original criteria.

Who might be able to join this trial:

For people without stroke (control participants):

• People between 45 and 90 years of age
• People with sufficient language and thinking skills to take part in training and testing
• People who are in stable enough health to participate in the study
• People who speak English

For people who have had a stroke:

• People between 45 and 90 years of age
• People who have had a medically confirmed stroke affecting one side of the body, with brain imaging used to rule out other possible causes
• People whose stroke occurred at least 6 months before joining the trial
• People whose stroke occurred in a specific deep region of the brain (such as the internal capsule or deep white matter near the front of the brain)
• People who have mild to moderate difficulty using one arm as a result of their stroke
• People who are in stable enough health to participate in the study
• People who speak English

Who may not be able to join:

• People who are not able to give informed consent to participate
• People with a serious medical illness that would prevent safe participation
• People with joint stiffness, limb contractures, or other physical problems that limit arm movement or would interfere with study activities
• People with significant vision loss that would prevent them from seeing images displayed on the robot's computer screen
• People who would be unable to meet the requirements of the study
• People already enrolled in another research study considered to be above minimal risk
• People with a medical condition or a device implanted in their body (such as a pacemaker) that makes brain stimulation (TMS) or MRI scanning unsafe
• People who are pregnant

Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.