Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Age: Participants of both sexes and any ethnicity, aged 18 to 85 years. * Post-stroke patients: * Participants who have experienced a first ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. * Participants must be in the sub-acute phase (between 2 weeks and 6 months after the stroke) or the chronic phase (more than 6 months after the stroke). * Sufficient motor capabilities to perform motor tasks. * Cognitive and language capabilities: Participants must have sufficient cognitive and language abilities to understand the experiment and follow instructions. * Informed consent: Participants must provide signed informed consent after being fully informed about the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Visual or oculomotor impairments: Participants with significant visual or eye movement disorders. * Comorbidities/disabilities: * Participants with conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, muscle tone disorders, or malignant neoplasms, which may interfere with the ability to understand or perform the protocol. * Cardiopulmonary or circulatory pathologies. * Pregnancy or breastfeeding. * Psychiatric comorbidities. * Language barriers: Participants unable to adequately understand the Italian language. * Lack of collaboration: Participants who cannot cooperate sufficiently with the study requirements. * Substance use: Consumption of alcohol or diuretics before the tests. * Motor function criteria: * Participants with a Motricity Index score of \<19 for the pinch grip item. * A total upper limb Motricity Index score of \<57. * Participants with a fixed contracture of the affected limb (Modified Ashworth Scale = 4).