Stimulating Postural Control to Augment Rehabilitation After Cerebral Stroke (SPARC): a Pilot Trial

People living with stroke have a high risk of falling and this risk increases as mobility improves over the first year post-stroke. Despite the high number of falls, there is a lack of interventions to prevent falls after stroke. One possible solution is to alter nerve activity through delivery of a stimulus, such as electrical stimulation. The purpose of this study is to describe and compare clinical, biomechanical and nerve-related outcomes between individuals with stroke who receive RBT with tSCS and those who receive RBT with sham tSCS.

NCT Number	NCT06987682
Lead Sponsor	University Health Network, Toronto
Conditions	Stroke
Enrollment	16 participants
Start Date	2025-05-21
Primary Completion	2027-06 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-12 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-03-23