Cognitieve stoornissen Cognitive deficits memory and attention problems
Conditions
Interventions
A tablet app based on our previously evaluated cognitive rehabilitation program
will be used as intervention to improve cognitive functioning. The program is
aimed at both retraining and teaching of
Sponsors
Sint Elisabeth Ziekenhuis
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: * The patient has a brain tumor that is radiologically suspect for either a meningioma or low grade glioma. * The patient will undergo craniotomy for the brain tumor. * The patient is in clinical reasonable or good condition (Karnovsky performance Scale >
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Resection of the tumor in the last year, comorbid neurodegenerative disease, psychiatric or neurological disorder in the last 2 years, chemotherapy in the last 2 years, lack of basic proficiency in Dutch, IQ below 85, or (very) low cognitive skills, Karnovsky Performance Scale under 70, complete unfamiliarity with the use of computers, surgery-related complication (morbidity or mortality e.g., thrombosis or heart attack), and insufficient reading skills (limiting the ability to follow the cognitive rehabilitation program) and cognitive rehabilitation elsewhere.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility (adherence, patient experience, attrition) will be monitored in the feasibility study. Cognitive functioning: group and individual neuropsychological performance, as assessed with the computerized battery of neuropsychological tests and the two additional neuropsychological tests, at the 3 months*, 6 months' and 12 months* assessment as compared to baseline, and magnitude of change over time. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-reported symptoms/functioning: self-reported cognitive functioning, psychological symptoms (anxiety and depression), and fatigue as assessed with questionnaires at the 3, 6 and 12 months* assessment; professional functioning and community integration as assessed with questionnaires at the 12 months* assessment; self-reported and informant-reported executive functioning as assessed with a questionnaire at the 3 and 6 months' assessment. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed