EFFECT OF ACTION OBSERVATION EXECUTION AND MOTOR IMAGERY FOR UPPER EXTREMITY RECOVERY IN COGNITIVELY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS POST STROKE

Phase 1

• Conditions: stroke patient with mild cognitive impairment and upper extremity impairment; Stroke; upper extremity function; cognition; motor imagery

• Registration Number: TCTR20220323005
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of physiotherapy, Mahidol university

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-03-23
• Study Completion: 2022-11-15
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending (Not yet recruiting)
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria
Both ischemic and hemorrhagic unilateral first ever stroke
Both male and female with age between 18-66 years old
sub acute post stroke
Normal or correct vision
Right hand dominant pre stroke
Diagnosed and confirmed by CT scan or MRI by physician
Able to follow the commands and can speak and understand Nepalese language
Motor deficit severity should be mild to moderate impairments
Mild cognitive deficit with attention score of 3
Movement Imagery Questionnaire 3 will be used to measure the ability of kinesthetic Imagery. Patient need to score between 3 to 7 (total scoring is 1to 7). Only item number 7 that is arm movement will be included as it measures kinesthetic imagery ability of upper extremity.

Exclusion Criteria

Severe pain on UE
Severely restricted joint motion
Aphasia
Cognitive impairment prior stroke
Inability to sit independently for at least one hour
Previous history of neurological lesions, any existing psychiatric and neurological diagnoses that affect cognition
Neglect

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
upper extremity function baseline, post 1 assessment after 4 weeks of intervention, post 2 assessment: 1 month after completion of intervention wolf motor function test

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
cognitive function baseline, post 1 assessment after 4 weeks of intervention, post 2 assessment: 1 month after completion of intervention Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)