Strategy Training and Pets to Promote Stroke Survivor's Cognitive Performance and Community Participation

Part of paid clinical trials in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Sponsor
University of Haifa
Study ID
NCT05098730
Status
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Strategy Training — BEHAVIORAL
    Strategy training is comprised of participant-selected activity based goals, self evaluation, global problem solving strategies, and therapist-delivered guided training. The strategy training therapist will guide participants using prompting questions, as well as work sheets that facilitate learning and aid the participants in implementing the process.

Study Details

The study will administer an intervention called strategy training to adult stroke survivors living in the community who do and do not have pets, and will examine the role of a pet in promoting cognitive performance and community participation outcomes.

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 1, 2024
Status verified
Aug 2024
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2025
Completion
Jun 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Stroke survivors with pets
    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.
  • Active Comparator: Stroke survivors without pets
    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.

Primary Outcome Measure

Mean engagement score as measured by the Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Participation Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline to 6 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of PittsburghPittsburghPennsylvania15219
Minmei Shih, PhD, OTR/L
[email protected]
412-383-6752
Elizabeth R Skidmore, PhD, OTR/L
[email protected]
(412) 383-6617

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By research site
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