Helping Stroke Patients With Movement Using Photos, Videos, and Pictograms

Launched by JAEGYEONG LEE · Jul 24, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how different types of visual aids—photos, videos, and simple drawings called pictograms—can help people who have had a stroke understand and perform basic physical movements. The goal is to find out which type of visual aid is the easiest to understand, most helpful for moving correctly, and requires the least mental effort. Researchers also want to see if these effects change depending on the type of stroke, where the stroke happened in the brain, or how long ago the stroke occurred.

People who might be eligible to join this study are those who have had a stroke, can stand on their own for at least one minute, and are able to understand simple instructions. They also need to have enough vision and thinking ability to follow along with the visual materials. During one 20-minute session, participants will look at photos, videos, and pictograms and try to perform movements shown in each. Their movements will be recorded on video, and afterward, they will answer a short survey about which visual aids they found easiest to understand and prefer using, as well as how much mental effort they felt was needed. This study takes place in a quiet hospital setting and aims to help improve stroke rehabilitation by identifying the best ways to support movement recovery.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Diagnosed with stroke.
• • Have sufficient vision and cognitive ability to perceive the provided visual materials (pictures or text).
• • Able to stand independently without assistive devices for at least 1 minute.
• • Have minimum cognitive ability necessary to understand tasks and follow instructions, with a score of 18 or higher on the Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE).
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • ndividuals with other central nervous system disorders besides stroke that may affect motor performance or assessment.
• • Individuals with musculoskeletal disorders, such as arthritis or fractures, that may affect motor performance or assessment.
• • Individuals with severe visual impairments, such as visual field defects, unilateral neglect, or color blindness.