Clinical trial NCT05951530: The Impact of App-based Cognitive Training on Post-stroke Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
Official title: The Impact of App-based Cognitive Training on Post-stroke Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Stroke
Keywords: stroke, sub-acute stroke, cognitive impairment
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-07-19
Enrollment: 38
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 45
Maximum age (years): 70
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: To find out the impact of app-based cognitive training on upper extremity function in patients with sub-acute stroke.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients aged 45-70 years.
* Both male and female gender.
* Patients of sub-acute stroke patients with impaired upper extremity function
* Stroke patients suffering from mild to moderate cognitive impairment.
* Patients with the ability to fulfill and comprehend commands

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis etc.
* Patients suffering from any severe psychological disorder.
* Patients with severe contracture due to orthopedic disease of the shoulder, elbow, and wrist joints

Primary outcomes:
measure: upper extremity function
timeFrame: 4th week
measure: Trail Making Test
timeFrame: 4th week
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: sir Ganga Ram Hospital
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah international university lahore campus
name: Binash Afzal, PHD*
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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