The Effect of Art Therapy on Patients With Stroke
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Art therapy.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Ischemic Stroke and Hemorrhagic Stroke. Basic parameters: 18 years — 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
The Effect of Art Therapy on Cognitive Ability, Arm Activity and Mental Health Status in Patients With Stroke
Overview
Stroke can affect the physical, emotional and social aspects of the patient and their family members. It is the main cause of complex disability, with a high number of people living with its effects. Stroke can result in impairments in motor function, language, cognition, sensory processing, cognition, and emotional disturbances, which can affect the performance of functional activities and mental health status. Getting patients involved in art therapy (AT) class has shown to alleviate stress and promote a sense of wellbeing, which can aid their recovery and rehabilitation. The benefits of art therapy for people living with different health conditions worldwide have been reported, however, its effect on Egyptian patients with stroke has been neglected.
Detailed description
Art therapy refers to a group of techniques including painting, drawing and listening to music. The participants will receive the program on three steps (early step, middle step, and late step). These steps aim to train the participants on the AT from simple to complex and motivate them to engage in the AT program.Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of art therapy on cognitive ability, arm activity and mental health status of patients with stroke.
Interventions
- Other Art therapy
Art therapy including coloring, painting and listening to music
Primary outcome measures
- The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) [Time frame: 3 weeks]
- The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) [Time frame: 3 weeks]
- The Arm Activity (ArmA) Measure [Time frame: 3 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- The Roger's Happy Sad face [Time frame: pre and post each session/3 weeks]
- Self-efficacy and satisfaction for Art [Time frame: 3 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- able to sit upright, supported or unsupported,
- oriented to time and place by using the adapted Arabic Memory Screening Test,
- able to perform at least two of the following skills: drinking from a cup, eating with a spoon and taking money from a purse by the affected arm, and
- will stay in the stroke unit to at least 4 days (for receiving three sessions out of all sessions) before discharge,
Exclusion criteria
- diagnosis of transient ischemic attack or brain stem stroke;
- unconscious;
- unable to provide informed consent;
- hemodynamical unstable medical conditions, including fever;
- serious infectious diseases, for example, viral hepatitis or HIV; and/or
- severe dementia or uncontrolled psychiatric problems.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Unit of stroke and cerebral vascular disease treatment — Cairo
Identifiers
NCT: NCT04038424 · 2019-44