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Strategy Training for Stroke

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Waitlist Available
Led By Naor Domotor, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Pittsburgh
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Stroke survivors with pets
Primary diagnosis of acute stroke
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline to 3 months
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Study Summary

This trial will study how well strategy training works in adult stroke survivors, with and without pets.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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You have recently had a stroke.
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You must have had a stroke at least 3 months ago.
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You live in a shared living space with a pet.
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You have trouble thinking and making decisions, as shown by a score of 3 or higher on a test.
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You are not able to do at least 80% of the activities you used to do before having a stroke, as determined by an Activity Card Sort.
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You must be willing to attend two sessions per week for six weeks at your home.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline to 3 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline to 3 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Mean engagement score as measured by the Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Participation Scale
Secondary outcome measures
Change in attention as measured by the Color Trail Test 1
Change in community participation as measure by Community Participation Indicators score
Change in executive function as measured by the Color Trail Test 2

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Stroke survivors with petsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Stroke survivors with pets will receive strategy training for 10-15 sessions, 45 minutes each session, delivered by a trained occupational therapist in the home.
Group II: Stroke survivors without petsActive Control1 Intervention
Stroke survivors without pets will receive strategy training for 10-15 sessions, 45 minutes each session, delivered by a trained occupational therapist in the home.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Strategy Training
2013
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~180

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of PittsburghLead Sponsor
1,714 Previous Clinical Trials
16,346,451 Total Patients Enrolled
26 Trials studying Stroke
2,654 Patients Enrolled for Stroke
Naor Domotor, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Pittsburgh

Frequently Asked Questions

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How many participants are accepted into this research project?

"Affirmative. According to information from clinicaltrials.gov, the trial is actively recruiting participants after its initial posting on May 1st 2022 and last edit on March 7th 2022. This specific trial requires 50 volunteers to be sourced from a single site."

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Is enrollment for this trial still ongoing?

"Affirmative. According to the data posted on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical study is presently accepting participants after being published on January 5th 2022 and last updated March 7th 2022. 50 patients need to be recruited at one location for the trial."

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~16 spots leftby Mar 2025