Cognitive rehabilitation in brain tumor patients after neurosurgery
- Conditions
- Cognitive deficitsBrain tumor
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON29674
- Lead Sponsor
- St. Elisabeth Hospital Tilburg, Tilburg University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 152
Inclusion Criteria
The adult 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 >=70).
Exclusion Criteria
History of intracranial neurosurgery; history of severe psychiatric or neurological disorders; 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; insufficient reading skills.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feasibility (adherence, patient experience, attrition) and cognitive functioning (group and individual neuropsychological performance, as assessed with the computerized battery of neuropsychological tests and the two additional neuropsychological tests) and magnitude of change over time.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Selfreported cognitive functioning, psychological symptoms (anxiety and depression), fatigue, professional functioning, community integration, selfreported and informantreported executive functioning.