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Phase IV Trial Opens: Digital StrokeApp vs Standard Care for Post-Stroke Recovery — What Clinicians Need to Know

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8 Apr 2026

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4 min read

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Austrian researchers are launching a 500-patient randomized trial testing StrokeApp, a digital health platform for post-stroke recovery and secondary prevention. The study will evaluate whether adding digital support to standard care improves quality of life at three months post-discharge.

Originally reported by ClinicalTrials.gov

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