Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Code:

NCT04219670

Conditions

Stroke

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Wearable sensors

Study Details

Brief summary:

This observational trial seeks to assess the feasibility of using non-invasive, portable, real-time body-worn sensors to continuously monitor, quantify, and interpret recovery during inpatient treatment of stroke

Conditions

Stroke

Study ID

NCT04219670

Start date

Oct 31, 2017

Status verified date

Dec, 2025

Completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient group

  • Individuals diagnosed with stroke admitted to the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (inpatient), or individuals in the community who had a stroke (chronic)
  • Age 18 or older
  • Able and willing to give written consent and comply with study procedures
  • Healthy control group

  • Individuals without any known significant health problem (healthy controls)
  • Age 18 or older
  • Able and willing to give written consent and comply with study procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient group

  • Neurological degenerative pathologies as co-morbidities (such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, etc.)
  • Pregnant or nursing
  • Skin allergies or irritation; open wounds
  • Utilizing a powered, implanted cardiac device for monitoring or supporting heart function (i.e. pacemaker, defibrillator, or LVAD)
  • Healthy control group

  • No known history of cerebrovascular accidents or neurological degenerative pathologies (such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, etc.)
  • Pregnant or nursing
  • Skin allergies or irritation; open wounds
  • Utilizing a powered, implanted cardiac device for monitoring or supporting heart function (i.e. pacemaker, defibrillator, or LVAD)

Study Design

Enrollment

400 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Patient Group

Individuals diagnosed with stroke admitted to the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (inpatient), or individuals in the community who had a stroke (chronic)

Healthy Control Group

Individuals without any known significant health problems

Interventions

Wearable sensors

Utilizing wireless wearable sensors, to capture quantitative biometric and movement-based data.

Primary outcome measure

  • Discharge clinical scores estimation [ Time Frame: Discharge from inpatient stay. Average length of stay is 22 days. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD

3122386875a-jayaraman@northwestern.edu

Sara Prokup, PT, DPT

3122381355sprokup@ricres.org

Locations

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Recruiting

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

Contacts

Sara Prokup, DPT

312-238-1355sprokup@ricres.org

Principal Investigator:

Arun Jayaraman, PT,PhD

More Information

Sponsor

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Last update posted

Dec 29, 2025

Last verified

Dec, 2025

Keywords

  • Stroke
  • Device Studies
  • Noninvasive Procedures
  • Device Feasibility
  • Inpatient Rehabilitation
  • Sensors
  • Machine Learning

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-07. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Shirley Ryan AbilityLab on 2025-12-29. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.