An interventional study of Conventional exoskeleton gait training and BCI-controlled exoskeleton gait training in Stroke, Hemiparesis and Gait Disorders, Neurologic, sponsored by Taichung Veterans General Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 30 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-12.
Sponsored by Taichung Veterans General Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Among 394 studies in Stroke with a site in Taiwan — 74 open to participants now, 84 under way, 4 of them phase 3. Stroke · Taiwan.
Among the 394 studies in Stroke with a site in Taiwan, this one is the 200th largest by enrollment of the 337 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 22 that started in 2025, is one of 261 with no phase, and was the 391st registered.
8,255 studies on the registry are indexed under Stroke; 2,056 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 42 is below the median of 49 across 6,024 interventional studies indexed under Stroke.
Browse Stroke studies →74 of the 394 studies in Stroke with a site in Taiwan are open now, in 12 countries. Each count lists the studies.
Of the 1,415 Stroke studies recruiting now, 697 (49%) set no upper age limit and 280 (20%) stop at 75 or younger; 77 take children under 18; 196 take healthy volunteers.
This study: 30 Years to 80 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.
The full table on the hub →394 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.
First in 1998; this study’s year is marked. 22 started in 2025.
Median enrollment 54 across the 337 interventional studies, 100 across the 56 observational. Of the 205 that completed or were terminated, 15 (7%) have results posted.
36 of 394 have an industry lead sponsor. The 10 most frequent:
Taichung Veterans General Hospital is the lead sponsor of 175 studies on the registry; 39 are open to participants now.
Taichung Veterans General Hospital has 5 studies filed under Stroke — fewer than ten, so there is no comparison to draw.
20 of the studies in Stroke with a site in Taiwan that are under way reach primary completion within a year, 0 of them phase 3. Phase 3 first, then by date:
| Study | Primary completion |
|---|---|
| NCT06204744Chang Gung Memorial HospitalHome-based Arm and Hand Exercise Program for Stroke: A Multisite Trial | 2026-12 |
| NCT06854497Chiayi Christian HospitalThe Impact of Non-motor Symptom on the Outcome of Stroke Subjects | 2026-12-31 |
| NCT04874454National Taiwan University HospitalEvaluating Potential Risk of Choking by Laryngeal Ultrasound in Patients With Acute Stroke | 2026-12-31 |
| NCT07620210Chimei Medical CenterEffects of CTAR and a Swallowing Pressure Ball in Older Stroke Adults | 2026-12-31 |
| NCT06883357National Taiwan University HospitalThe Effects of Home-based Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program Group on Stroke. | 2026-12-31 |
Among the 394 studies in Stroke with a site in Taiwan, from their registry updates:
After a stroke, many people have trouble walking. One way to practice walking again is with a wearable robot, called an exoskeleton, that supports the legs and guides them through a walking pattern. In most systems, a therapist or a sensor decides when each step starts.
This study looked at whether it helps to let a person's own brain activity start each step instead. Sensors placed on the scalp recorded brain signals. A computer read these signals and told the robot when to take a step. This way of controlling a device is called a brain-computer interface.
People who had a stroke within the past year took part. They were placed by chance into one of two groups. One group practiced walking with the robot in the usual way. The other group practiced with the robot controlled by their own brain signals. Both groups trained twice a week for 4 weeks.
Before and after the training, the study team measured how far each person could walk in 6 minutes, how long it took to stand up and walk a short distance and sit down again, how strong the knee muscles were, and how each person rated their own health and well-being. The study compared how much the two groups improved.
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Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Device: Conventional exoskeleton gait training
Device: BCI-controlled exoskeleton gait training
Powered lower-limb exoskeleton gait training, twice weekly for 4 weeks. Each session included sit-to-stand, walking, and stand-to-sit phases. Phase transitions were triggered externally by a trained study assistant. No EEG decoding was used.
Same exoskeleton training schedule and phases. Each session began with a 6-minute EEG decoder calibration (theta, movement-related cortical potential, alpha). Each phase transition was triggered in a closed loop by the participant's decoded intent.
Change in 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) distance
Distance walked in 6 minutes along a flat 30-meter indoor corridor, recorded in meters. Participants were instructed to cover as much distance as possible. The same corridor was used for all assessments at both time points. Greater distance indicates better walking capacity.
Time frame: Baseline and 4 weeks (immediately before and after the 4-week training program)
Change in SF-12 Physical Component Summary (PCS) score
Physical component summary score of the 12-item Short Form Health Survey. Scores are norm-based to a population mean of 50 with a standard deviation of 10. Higher scores indicate better physical health-related quality of life.
Time frame: Baseline and 4 weeks (immediately before and after the 4-week training program)
Plan to share: Yes — De-identified individual participant data underlying the published results, including baseline characteristics and pre- and post-intervention values for all primary and secondary outcome measures, will be made available to qualified investigators upon reasonable request to the corresponding author.
Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan
Time frame: Beginning 6 months after publication, with no end date
Access criteria: Requests will be reviewed by the study investigators. Requesting investigators must provide a methodologically sound proposal and a signed data access agreement. Approval of the institutional review board may be required.
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Ran from Jan 2025 to primary completion in Dec 2025, 11 months.
Of 3,108 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Stroke, half reached primary completion within 23 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 46. This study's 11 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 3,252 studies reached it within 23 months; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 46.
How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.
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