Effectiveness of Computer-based Cognitive Training for Executive Functions After Stroke

Launched by TWGHS WONG TAI SIN HOSPITAL · Jun 28, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

It is important to study the effectiveness of intervention post-stroke cognitive deficits in EF, Post-stroke patients with EF deficits will affect their abilities to successfully return to normal daily activity. Studies over the past decade have provided evidence of substantial gaps in our knowledge on how to effectively manage EF impairment post-stroke. To address these gaps there has been growing attention and research into the management of EF impairment post-stroke. Studies have been conducted to address some of these gaps specific to EF impairment and intervention research, and to inve...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Patients are suffered from unilateral hemispheric stroke and with a confirmation by neuroimaging evidence from either computer tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI);
• • 2. Patients are either at subacute stage or chronic stage, i.e. the patients are suffered from post-stroke after one month,
• • 3. Patients are age 60 years old or above;
• • 4. Patients are medically stable;
• • 5. Patients are Cantonese speaking,
• • 6. Patients can communicate and to follow at least three-step commands, and;
• • 7. Patients are willing to give written consent.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Patients are at acute stage, i.e the patients are suffered from stroke within 1 week;
• • 2. Patients with severe aphasia, swallowing disorders or other complications post-stroke that prevent them from successfully completing the assessments;
• • 3. Patients with any previously known psychiatric disorder or neurological disease excluding stroke;
• • 4. Patients are unable to given written consent.