Stroke Motor Rehabilitation and Recovery Study (SMaHRT)
This study, called SMaHRT, aims to understand how people recover arm movement after a stroke (when blood flow to the brain is interrupted, either by a clot or bleeding). Researchers will follow participants over time to learn about the natural recovery process. You might be able to join if you are between 18 and 90 years old, have some arm weakness after an ischemic (clot-related) or hemorrhagic (bleeding-related) stroke, and can follow simple commands in English. The main way success is measured in this study is by tracking your arm movement using a test called the Fugl-Meyer Arm Motor Assessment over approximately one year. The current status of this study is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an observational study planning to enroll 300 participants. It is designed to watch and record how people recover naturally after a stroke.
- What's involved
- You would have research visits during your acute hospitalization and then at approximately 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, one year, two years, and three years after your stroke. These visits may include collecting demographics, clinical measurements, neuroimages, video, and brain activity data.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for up to three years after their stroke date.
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Stroke Motor Rehabilitation and Recovery Study
At a glance
Conditions
NCT03485040
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusettsno site contact published
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- David J Lin, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Neurologist
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What this trial measures
- Fugl-Meyer Arm Motor AssessmentTime 1: During acute hospitalization; Time 2: approx. 6 weeks after stroke date; Time 3: approx. 90 days after stroke date; Time 4: approx. 180 days after stroke date; Time 5: approx. 1 year after stroke date Time 6: N/A; Time 7: N/A
This test provides information about level of upper extremity motor impairment after stroke. The test includes a series of different movements that allow for the assessment of functional movement capacity and quality. The scale is used to track change in upper extremity motor impairment over the course of one year post stroke.