Focus of Attention in Individuals With Stroke

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Conditions studied: Cerebrovascular Accident

In brief

This two phase feasibility study looked at the feasibility of conducting a clinical trial in the outpatient and inpatient rehab setting exploring how individuals post stroke respond to different focus of attention cues. Focus of attention refers to whether individuals in are thinking about how their body is moving, internal focus, or on the effect their body has on the environment, external focus, during motor task. This trial will specifically look at the effect focus of attention has on motor performance and learning in individuals post stroke during lateral seated weight shifting task.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04696302

Run by

Western Carolina University

People needed

38

Starts

2015-03-23

Expected to finish

2019-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-01-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• participants with history of stroke
• ability to sit statically without physical assistance

You may not qualify if…

• severe hemineglect (star cancellation test <44/54)
• inability to follow multistep commands
• orthopedic issues that limited their ability to weight shift including severe hip or back pain
• individuals with other neurologic conditions such as dementia
• individuals with contraversive pushing.
• During the first arm (phase) of the study there were age matched healthy controls.

Where it is running

• Western Carolina University — Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States

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