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Simultaneous Recording of Cognitive and Motor Functions After Stroke

Completed
Conditions
Stroke
Registration Number
NCT05454748
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier St Anne
Brief Summary

Aim: To assess whether a cognitively demanding dual-task has greater impact on manual dexterity in chronic stroke patients than in healthy subjects.

Methods: A visuomotor force-tracking task, combining grip force and oculomotor recordings, will be applied in chronic stroke patients with mild-moderate hemiparesis without clinical cognitive impairments and in age-comparable healthy subjects. The dual-task includes avoiding visual distractors and mental addition of numbers. Dual-task effect is calculated as difference in force control accuracy (dual minus single-task) and as difference in saccade rate (addition of numbers minus visual distractors).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • > 18 years old
  • First symptomatic stroke more than 3 months ago
  • Box and blocks test score < 52
  • Mini Mental State Examination Test > 25
Exclusion Criteria
  • Psychiatric disease
  • Risk of Pregnancy
  • History of previous stroke
  • Disability that may interfere with the performance of tasks

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Saccade inhibition rateBaseline measurement (one occasion)

Cross sectional comparison of % of saccades performed towards visual distractors

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

GHU Sainte Anne

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Paris, France

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