Post-stroke apathy
Conditions
Interventions
Cognitive training will be provided for 40 minutes per day, 5 days per week, for 2 weeks (total 10 sessions). Training includes visual scanning tasks, verbal fluency tasks, and constructional tasks. T
Sponsors
Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Ability to provide written informed consent, Aged between 18 and 79 years, Right-handed, MMSE score of 23 or higher, AES score of 37 or higher, Diagnosed with post-stroke apathy within 3 months after stroke onset
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with severe systemic diseases that hinder participation in rehabilitation, or with psychosis, depression, disturbance of consciousness, or hearing or visual impairments that interfere with assessment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcome measure: Subjective apathy assessment (Apathy Evaluation Scale: AES) Assessment time points: Before intervention (Day 1) and after intervention (Day 14) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment time points: Before intervention (Day 1) and after intervention (Day 14) Outcome measures: Cognitive function (Mini-Mental State Examination: MMSE), Motor function (Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment), Emotional function (Hamilton Depression Rating Scale: Ham-D), Activities of daily living (Functional Independence Measure: FIM) Assessment time point: Before intervention (Day 1) Outcome measures: Brain imaging (lesion location assessed by MRI/CT), Demographic and medical data (age, sex, medical history, comorbidities, medication status) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKazuyuki Matsuoka
Graduate School, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Sensory Rehabilitation
Outcome results
None listed