Effectiveness of Attention Focus Training on Attention and Quality of Life in Stroke
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Exercise, Conventional.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Stroke. Basic parameters: up to 55 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
- Pakistan
- 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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Overview
This RCT will determine the effects of attention focus training which is a comprehensive intervention to improve cognitive outcomes. Attention is one of the major cognitive outcome and problems with attention can deteriorate the quality of life of people suffering from stroke. Intervention will be provided for 4 weeks. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline and after provision of intervention.
Interventions
- Other Exercise
Focused attention (auditory target detection), Sustained attention (letter cancellation), Selective attention (cancellation with distractors), Alternating attention (number-letter switching) - Other Conventional
Positioning and bed mobility, sitting balance training, standing training
Primary outcome measures
- Test of Everyday Attention [Time frame: Baseline and post 4 weeks of intervention]
- Stroke Impact Scale [Time frame: Baseline and post 4 weeks of intervention]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Participants diagnosed with stroke
- Able to ambulate at least with assistance
- Medically stable
Exclusion criteria
- Severe cognitive impairment (MMSE < 24)
- Pre-existing dementia
- Visual/hearing impairment
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
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Pakistan · 1 center
- Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University — Islamabad
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07668245 · 026-26