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Strategy Training for Stroke Survivors

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Waitlist Available

Led By Naor Domotor, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Haifa

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Primary diagnosis of acute stroke

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline to 3 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will provide strategy training to adult stroke survivors living in the community. The study aims to see if having a pet helps improve their thinking skills and participation in community activities. Strategy training teaches new ways to think and solve problems, which can help with daily tasks.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adult stroke survivors who are at least 3 months post-stroke, experiencing reduced activity levels and some cognitive impairment. Participants must live with a pet, be willing to undergo a 6-week home-based program with two sessions weekly, and have had a primary diagnosis of acute stroke.

What is being tested?

The study is testing 'strategy training' to see if it helps improve cognitive performance and community involvement in stroke survivors. It will also explore whether having pets affects the outcomes of this intervention.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I have been diagnosed with an acute stroke.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline to 3 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline to 3 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline to 3 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Mean engagement score as measured by the Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Participation Scale

Secondary study objectives

Change in attention as measured by the Color Trail Test 1

Change in community participation as measure by Community Participation Indicators score

Change in executive function as measured by the Color Trail Test 2

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Stroke survivors with petsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Stroke survivors with pets will receive strategy training for 10-15 sessions, 45 minutes each session, delivered by a trained occupational therapist in the home.

Group II: Stroke survivors without petsActive Control1 Intervention

Stroke survivors without pets will receive strategy training for 10-15 sessions, 45 minutes each session, delivered by a trained occupational therapist in the home.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Strategy Training

2013

N/A

~180

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