Tele-rehabilitation for Cognitive Disorders

University of Verona

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Rehabilitation; Telerehabilitation; Stroke; Telemedicine

Treatments: Behavioral: Traditional in-person rehabilitation.; Behavioral: Telerehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06795672

3623CESC

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to evaluate whether a computer-based cognitive treatment delivered via tele-rehabilitation produces an improvement in cognitive functioning comparable to the improvement achievable through the same treatment delivered in person in patients with stroke outcomes.

To investigate, using a custom-designed questionnaire, the feasibility and patient satisfaction with the rehabilitative treatment delivered via telemedicine compared to the same treatment delivered in person.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke;
• Age between 18 and 90 years;
• First stroke event;
• Stroke occurred more than 30 days ago;
• Adequate level of understanding;
• Presence of one or more of the following cognitive disorders:
• Memory disorders
• Attention disorders
• Executive function disorders
• Availability of an internet connection at the patient's home necessary for the telemedicine procedures.

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of other neurological disorders;
• Presence of pre-morbid cognitive decline;
• Psychiatric disorders in the medical history;
• Alcohol and/or drug abuse;
• Presence of severe uncorrected visual deficits.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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23 participants in 2 patient groups

Telerehabilitation group

Experimental group

Description:

Three hours of cognitive rehabilitation per week, performed remotely and independently, using a computerized device, which is pre-programmed based on the patient's needs.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Telerehabilitation

In-person treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

Three hours of in-person cognitive rehabilitation per week using a computerized device.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Traditional in-person rehabilitation.