DBS+Rehab for Arm Weakness After Stroke

The RESTORE Stroke Study is testing a treatment called Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) combined with motor rehabilitation to improve arm weakness and function after a stroke. You might be able to join if you had an ischemic stroke (a stroke caused by a blood clot) between 12 months and 6 years ago, and still have arm weakness. The study will measure success by looking at changes in your arm function using a tool called the Fugl-Meyer Assessment, Upper Extremity sub-scale (FMA-UE) between 12 and 32 weeks. The current status of this study is unclear, but it plans to enroll 202 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study with two phases, planning for 202 participants. It involves implanting a DBS system, then randomizing participants to either the test treatment or an active-control treatment.
What's involved
You would have a DBS system implanted, undergo DBS program optimization, and participate in two five-month outpatient rehabilitation therapy programs.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your arm function will be measured between 12 and 32 weeks after the start of the study.

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NCT05701280

Pilot/Pivotal Study of DBS+Rehab After Stroke

Recruiting
NAAges 21+InterventionalTreatment
Enspire DBS Therapy, Inc.
~202 participants
Updated 2026-07-20 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Deep Brain StimulationRehabilitation

At a glance

Recruiting sites
9 of 10 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Fugl-Meyer Assessment, Upper Extremity sub-scale (FMA-UE)
Measured over Week-12 to Week-32
Stroke
Upper Extremity Paresis
10 sites across 10 states
Arizona1
Florida1
Maryland1
Massachusetts1
Minnesota1
New York1
Ohio1
Pennsylvania1

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Ischemic stroke, with an initial incident occurring between 12 months to 6 years before implant, resulting in residual upper extremity hemiparesis.

Exclusion

Previous or subsequent cerebrovascular events resulting in residual upper extremity impairment
Brain lesions with significant involvement of the brainstem, cerebellum, or thalamus
  • Fugl-Meyer Assessment, Upper Extremity sub-scale (FMA-UE)Week-12 to Week-32

    The change in FMA-UE is significantly greater for subjects who receive Test treatment (Tt) than Control treatment (Ct).