StrokeMDINCT07591272
Adaptive Dance Activities for People With Stroke
A study testing Movement Improvisation Skill-building and Adaptive Dance Intervention in people with Stroke, run by Chinese University of Hong Kong at 1 site in Hong Kong.
Trial summary
The project will investigate the effects of a novel 12-week Movement Improvisation Skill-building and Adaptive Dance Intervention (MDI) on participation, balance, mobility, balance confidence, psychological well-being, and health-related quality of life in survivors with hemiparesis. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Stroke
- What is being tested?
- Movement Improvisation Skill-building and Adaptive Dance Intervention
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 160 participants
- Where
- 1 siteHong Kong
- Study dates
- 1 Jan 2025to 31 Dec 2029
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- a first-ever/recurrent ischaemic/haemorrhagic stroke confirmed by imaging tests,
- receiving in-patient care at an acute stroke unit,
- a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) total score of <16 (mild to moderate stroke),
- hemiparesis after stroke with the affected limb(s) scoring 1-3 on the NIHSS motor arm and/or motor leg items, respectively (drift to no effort against gravity),
- a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 2-4 (slight to moderately severe disability), and
- a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score of >2nd percentile.
Who cannot join
- transient ischaemic attack,
- subdural or epidural haemorrhage,
- cerebrovascular event due to brain tumour or a head injury,
- neurologic, orthopaedic, muscular, rheumatic or vestibular condition that can interfere with participation in the intervention such as seizure or spinal injury,
- mental condition such as depression or schizophrenia, or
- visual or auditory impairment that cannot be corrected by visual/hearing aids.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Hong Kong1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Non-government organisations
Hong Kong
Suzanne HS Lo, PhD, 852-39434485, suzannelo@cuhk.edu.hk
About this study
Official title: Improving Participation in Stroke Survivors With Hemiparesis by Movement Improvisation Skill Building and Care Transition-friendly Adaptive Dance Activities: A Randomised Controlled Trial
The project will investigate the effects of a novel 12-week Movement Improvisation Skill-building and Adaptive Dance Intervention (MDI) on participation, balance, mobility, balance confidence, psychological well-being, and health-related quality of life in survivors with hemiparesis.
Read the detailed description
A 2-arm, assessor-blinded, randomised controlled trial will be conducted. Individuals who are 18-80 years old and have hemiparesis after a first-ever/recurrent ischaemic/haemorrhagic stroke will be recruited. The participants will be randomly allocated to the control group receiving usual care or the intervention group receiving MDI and usual care. Based on Bandura's principles of Self-efficacy and Outcome Expectation, MDI is an online/hybrid intervention aimed to assist survivors in developing body awareness, body sense, movement improvisational skills, and abilities in creating mental images of movements and balance during their transition of care from the acute settings to home. The outcomes will be assessed before the intervention, immediately post-intervention, and 3 and 6 months post-intervention.
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Being tested
- Movement Improvisation Skill-building and Adaptive Dance Intervention
- Keywords
- Stroke, Dance, Hemiparesis, Participation, Randomised controlled trial
- Medical subject headings
- Stroke, Paresis
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Movement Improvisation Skill-building and Adaptive Dance InterventionOther
The MDI is a hybrid in-person/online intervention aimed at developing body awareness, body sense, movement improvisational skills, and abilities in creating mental images of movements and balance among stroke survivors with hemiparesis.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Movement Improvisation Skill-building and Adaptive Dance Intervention | Experimental | The MDI is a hybrid in-person/online intervention aimed at developing body awareness, body sense, movement improvisational skills, and the ability to create mental images of movements and balance among stroke survivors with hemiparesis. Receives: Other: Movement Improvisation Skill-building and Adaptive Dance Intervention |
| Usual care | No intervention | Usual care |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in the level of participation in daily and social activities
The Reintegration to Normal Living Index (Chinese version) will be used to assess participants' participation in daily and social activities.
Measured: From baseline to immediately, 3 months and 6 months post-intervention
Secondary outcomes (5)
Change in the level of balancing ability
The 14-item Mini- Balance Evaluation Systems Test will be used to measure participants' anticipatory postural adjustments, reactive postural control, sensory orientation, and dynamic gait.
Measured: From baseline to immediately, 3 months and 6 months post-intervention
Change in the level of mobility
The 6-minute walk test (MWT) will be performed according to the American Thoracic Society guidelines.
Measured: From baseline to immediately, 3 months and 6 months post-intervention
Change in the level of balance confidence
The Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale (Chinese version) will be used to assess participants' confidence in balance when performing 16 daily functional activities.
Measured: From baseline to immediately, 3 months and 6 months post-intervention
Change in the level of psychological well-being
Participants' emotional well-being will be measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (Chinese version).
Measured: From baseline to immediately, 3 months and 6 months post-intervention
Change in the level of health-related quality of life
The EuroQoL 5 Dimension (Chinese version) will be used. It contains 5 dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/ discomfort, anxiety/depression),
Measured: From baseline to immediately, 3 months and 6 months post-intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted15 May 2026
- Study start1 Jan 2025
- Primary completion31 Dec 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Dec 2029 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for StrokeStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Chinese University of Hong KongThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 160 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Suzanne HS Lo, Chinese University of Hong Kong
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07591272
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 14618024
- Acronym
- MDI
- Status last verified
- May 2026
- First submitted
- 9 May 2026
- Last updated
- 15 May 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: The information will be provided on request.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 15 May 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Improving Participation in Stroke Survivors With Hemiparesis by Movement Improvisation Skill Building and Care Transition-friendly Adaptive Dance Activities: A Randomised Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07591272
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- MDI / 14618024
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Keywords
- Stroke, Dance, Hemiparesis, Participation, Randomised controlled trial
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 160 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong KongUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jan 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Dec 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2029 (estimated)
- First posted
- 15 May 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The project will investigate the effects of a novel 12-week Movement Improvisation Skill-building and Adaptive Dance Intervention (MDI) on participation, balance, mobility, balance confidence, psychological well-being, and health-related quality of life in survivors with hemiparesis.
Detailed description
A 2-arm, assessor-blinded, randomised controlled trial will be conducted. Individuals who are 18-80 years old and have hemiparesis after a first-ever/recurrent ischaemic/haemorrhagic stroke will be recruited. The participants will be randomly allocated to the control group receiving usual care or the intervention group receiving MDI and usual care. Based on Bandura's principles of Self-efficacy and Outcome Expectation, MDI is an online/hybrid intervention aimed to assist survivors in developing body awareness, body sense, movement improvisational skills, and abilities in creating mental images of movements and balance during their transition of care from the acute settings to home. The outcomes will be assessed before the intervention, immediately post-intervention, and 3 and 6 months post-intervention.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Movement Improvisation Skill-building and Adaptive Dance Intervention | Experimental | Other: Movement Improvisation Skill-building and Adaptive Dance InterventionThe MDI is a hybrid in-person/online intervention aimed at developing body awareness, body sense, movement improvisational skills, and the ability to create mental images of movements and balance among stroke survivors with hemiparesis. |
| Usual care | No intervention | –Usual care |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- a first-ever/recurrent ischaemic/haemorrhagic stroke confirmed by imaging tests,
- receiving in-patient care at an acute stroke unit,
- a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) total score of <16 (mild to moderate stroke),
- hemiparesis after stroke with the affected limb(s) scoring 1-3 on the NIHSS motor arm and/or motor leg items, respectively (drift to no effort against gravity),
- a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 2-4 (slight to moderately severe disability), and
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- transient ischaemic attack,
- subdural or epidural haemorrhage,
- cerebrovascular event due to brain tumour or a head injury,
- neurologic, orthopaedic, muscular, rheumatic or vestibular condition that can interfere with participation in the intervention such as seizure or spinal injury,
- mental condition such as depression or schizophrenia, or
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Movement Improvisation Skill-building and Adaptive Dance InterventionThe MDI is a hybrid in-person/online intervention aimed at developing body awareness, body sense, movement improvisational skills, and abilities in creating mental images of movements and balance among stroke survivors with hemiparesis. | Other | Movement Improvisation Skill-building and Adaptive Dance Intervention |
Primary outcome
Change in the level of participation in daily and social activities
Time frame: From baseline to immediately, 3 months and 6 months post-intervention
The Reintegration to Normal Living Index (Chinese version) will be used to assess participants' participation in daily and social activities.
5 secondary outcomes
Change in the level of balancing ability
Time frame: From baseline to immediately, 3 months and 6 months post-intervention
Change in the level of mobility
Time frame: From baseline to immediately, 3 months and 6 months post-intervention
Change in the level of balance confidence
Time frame: From baseline to immediately, 3 months and 6 months post-intervention
Change in the level of psychological well-being
Time frame: From baseline to immediately, 3 months and 6 months post-intervention
Change in the level of health-related quality of life
Time frame: From baseline to immediately, 3 months and 6 months post-intervention
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 15 May 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. The information will be provided on request.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Movement Improvisation Skill-building and Adaptive Dance Intervention in people with Stroke, run by Chinese University of Hong Kong at 1 site in Hong Kong.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 May 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Hong Kong. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Suzanne HS Lo, PhD (852-39434485, suzannelo@cuhk.edu.hk), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in the level of participation in daily and social activities (time frame: From baseline to immediately, 3 months and 6 months post-intervention). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 May 2026.