Transferring Speed of Processing Gains to Everyday Cognitive Tasks After Stroke
NCT ID: NCT05162781
Last Updated: 2025-07-29
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
82 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-06-09
2026-12-31
Brief Summary
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Both CICT and BF-HELP will involve 35 hours of training. Ten 1-hour sessions of SOPT will be scheduled in the home with training conducted independently by participants. Ten 2.5 hours of in-lab, face-to-face, therapist directed sessions will be scheduled. These sessions will feature a brief period of SOPT; the bulk of the sessions will be committed to in-lab training on the target behaviors and the procedures designed to promote transfer of therapeutic gains to daily life; The set of the latter procedures is termed the Transfer Package. To accommodate the demands of participants' other activities, training sessions will be permitted to be scheduled as tightly as every weekday over 2 weeks or as loosely as every other weekday or so over 4 weeks. Family caregivers in both groups will also receive training on how to best support participants in their therapeutic program.
The study will also test if there is an advantage to placing follow-up phone calls after treatment ends. The purpose of the calls will be to support transition of any behavioral changes achieved during treatment into everyday life on a long-term basis.
Participants will be randomly assigned to the interventions.
Testing will happen one month before treatment, one day before treatment, one day afterwards, and 6-months afterwards. Outcomes measured will include cognitive processing speed, cognitive function on laboratory tests, and spontaneous performance of everyday activities with important cognitive components in daily life.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
For all participants, outcome testing will take place one month before treatment (Baseline 1), one day before treatment (Baseline 2 aka Pre-treatment), one day afterwards (Post-treatment), and 6-months afterwards (6-month Follow-up). Randomization will take place after Baseline 2.
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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CICT with Follow-up Phone Calls
Participants in this group will receive 35 hours of training. Ten 1-hour sessions of SOPT will be scheduled in the home with training conducted independently by participants. Ten 2.5 hours of in-lab, face-to-face, therapist directed sessions will be scheduled. These sessions will feature a brief period of SOPT; the bulk of the sessions will be committed to (A) shaping on IADL and (B) the Cognitive Transfer Package. Training sessions will be permitted to be scheduled over 2-4 weeks. Family caregivers will receive training on how to best support participants in their therapeutic program. After treatment ends, four phone calls will be placed once-a-week for four weeks, then once-a-month for 5 months. The follow-up calls will target transition of any changes achieved during treatment into everyday life on a long-term basis.
Speed of Processing Training
This training component targets cognitive processing speed, i.e., how quickly individuals process information that they receive through their senses. Cognitive processing speed is thought to be a basic capacity of the brain that underlies several other cognitive functions. Training is implemented using a web-based computer "game", in which participants are required to fixate on a target at the center of the screen and identify targets in the periphery. The game is made progressively more difficult, in small increments, as participants gain mastery by increasing the speed at which targets are presented and increasing the number of distractors.
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living In-lab Training
The training component is thought to bridge SOPT training, which targets a basic cognitive capacity, and IADL performance in daily life. This training component will involve repeated trials in which participants will practice carrying out simulated IADL tasks in the lab under the supervision of the trainer. The training will follow shaping principles, i.e., task requirements will be made progressively more challenging, in small increments, as participants gain mastery. Frequent, positive feedback will be provided.
Cognitive Transfer Packagke
This training component is designed to transfer improvements in cognition from the treatment setting to everyday life. Elements of this package include negotiating a behavioral contract about the roles of the participant and family caregiver in the treatment, monitoring behavior outside the lab, and assigning performance of IADL as homework.
Family Caregiver Coaching
One or more family members of the participant will receive coaching on how to best support the participant in carrying out the in-home components of the intervention.
Follow-up Phone Calls
After treatment ends, four phone calls will be placed once-a-week for four weeks, then once-a-month for 5 months. The follow-up calls will target transition of any changes achieved during treatment into everyday life on a long-term basis after.
CICT without Follow-up Phone Calls
Participants in this group will receive 35 hours of training. Ten 1-hour sessions of SOPT will be scheduled in the home with training conducted independently by participants. Ten 2.5 hours of in-lab, face-to-face, therapist directed sessions will be scheduled. These sessions will feature a brief period of SOPT; the bulk of the sessions will be committed to (A) shaping on IADL and (B) the Cognitive Transfer Package. Training sessions will be permitted to be scheduled over 2-4 weeks. Family caregivers will receive training on how to best support participants in their therapeutic program. No follow-up phone calls will be made after treatment ends.
Speed of Processing Training
This training component targets cognitive processing speed, i.e., how quickly individuals process information that they receive through their senses. Cognitive processing speed is thought to be a basic capacity of the brain that underlies several other cognitive functions. Training is implemented using a web-based computer "game", in which participants are required to fixate on a target at the center of the screen and identify targets in the periphery. The game is made progressively more difficult, in small increments, as participants gain mastery by increasing the speed at which targets are presented and increasing the number of distractors.
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living In-lab Training
The training component is thought to bridge SOPT training, which targets a basic cognitive capacity, and IADL performance in daily life. This training component will involve repeated trials in which participants will practice carrying out simulated IADL tasks in the lab under the supervision of the trainer. The training will follow shaping principles, i.e., task requirements will be made progressively more challenging, in small increments, as participants gain mastery. Frequent, positive feedback will be provided.
Cognitive Transfer Packagke
This training component is designed to transfer improvements in cognition from the treatment setting to everyday life. Elements of this package include negotiating a behavioral contract about the roles of the participant and family caregiver in the treatment, monitoring behavior outside the lab, and assigning performance of IADL as homework.
Family Caregiver Coaching
One or more family members of the participant will receive coaching on how to best support the participant in carrying out the in-home components of the intervention.
BF-HELP with Follow-up Phone Calls
Participants in this group will receive 35 hours of training. Ten 1-hour sessions of SOPT will be scheduled in the home with training conducted independently by participants. Ten 2.5 hours of in-lab, face-to-face, therapist directed sessions will be scheduled. These sessions will feature a brief period of SOPT; the bulk of the sessions will be committed to (A) training on relaxation, healthy nutrition, and healthy sleep, and (B) the Healthy Lifestyle Transfer Package. Training sessions will be permitted to be scheduled over 2-4 weeks. Family caregivers will receive training on how to best support participants in their therapeutic program. After treatment ends, four phone calls will be placed once-a-week for four weeks, then once-a-month for 5 months. The follow-up calls will target transition of any changes achieved during treatment into everyday life on a long-term basis.
Speed of Processing Training
This training component targets cognitive processing speed, i.e., how quickly individuals process information that they receive through their senses. Cognitive processing speed is thought to be a basic capacity of the brain that underlies several other cognitive functions. Training is implemented using a web-based computer "game", in which participants are required to fixate on a target at the center of the screen and identify targets in the periphery. The game is made progressively more difficult, in small increments, as participants gain mastery by increasing the speed at which targets are presented and increasing the number of distractors.
Family Caregiver Coaching
One or more family members of the participant will receive coaching on how to best support the participant in carrying out the in-home components of the intervention.
Follow-up Phone Calls
After treatment ends, four phone calls will be placed once-a-week for four weeks, then once-a-month for 5 months. The follow-up calls will target transition of any changes achieved during treatment into everyday life on a long-term basis after.
Healthy Lifestyle In-lab Training
This training component is designed to promote lifestyle changes that support brain fitness. Participants will receive education and coaching in the lab on relaxation, healthy nutrition, and healthy sleep.
Healthy Lifestyle Transfer Package
This training component is designed to support integration into everyday life of the lifestyle changes training in the lab. Elements of this package include negotiating a behavioral contract about the roles of the participant and family caregiver in the treatment, monitoring behavior outside the lab, and assigning relaxation exercises, for example, as homework.
BF-HELP without Follow-up Phone Calls
Participants in this group will receive 35 hours of training. Ten 1-hour sessions of SOPT will be scheduled in the home with training conducted independently by participants. Ten 2.5 hours of in-lab, face-to-face, therapist directed sessions will be scheduled. These sessions will feature a brief period of SOPT; the bulk of the sessions will be committed to (A) training on relaxation, healthy nutrition, and healthy sleep, and (B) the Healthy Lifestyle Transfer Package. Training sessions will be permitted to be scheduled over 2-4 weeks. Family caregivers will receive training on how to best support participants in their therapeutic program. No follow-up phone calls will be made after treatment ends.
Speed of Processing Training
This training component targets cognitive processing speed, i.e., how quickly individuals process information that they receive through their senses. Cognitive processing speed is thought to be a basic capacity of the brain that underlies several other cognitive functions. Training is implemented using a web-based computer "game", in which participants are required to fixate on a target at the center of the screen and identify targets in the periphery. The game is made progressively more difficult, in small increments, as participants gain mastery by increasing the speed at which targets are presented and increasing the number of distractors.
Family Caregiver Coaching
One or more family members of the participant will receive coaching on how to best support the participant in carrying out the in-home components of the intervention.
Follow-up Phone Calls
After treatment ends, four phone calls will be placed once-a-week for four weeks, then once-a-month for 5 months. The follow-up calls will target transition of any changes achieved during treatment into everyday life on a long-term basis after.
Healthy Lifestyle In-lab Training
This training component is designed to promote lifestyle changes that support brain fitness. Participants will receive education and coaching in the lab on relaxation, healthy nutrition, and healthy sleep.
Healthy Lifestyle Transfer Package
This training component is designed to support integration into everyday life of the lifestyle changes training in the lab. Elements of this package include negotiating a behavioral contract about the roles of the participant and family caregiver in the treatment, monitoring behavior outside the lab, and assigning relaxation exercises, for example, as homework.
Interventions
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Speed of Processing Training
This training component targets cognitive processing speed, i.e., how quickly individuals process information that they receive through their senses. Cognitive processing speed is thought to be a basic capacity of the brain that underlies several other cognitive functions. Training is implemented using a web-based computer "game", in which participants are required to fixate on a target at the center of the screen and identify targets in the periphery. The game is made progressively more difficult, in small increments, as participants gain mastery by increasing the speed at which targets are presented and increasing the number of distractors.
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living In-lab Training
The training component is thought to bridge SOPT training, which targets a basic cognitive capacity, and IADL performance in daily life. This training component will involve repeated trials in which participants will practice carrying out simulated IADL tasks in the lab under the supervision of the trainer. The training will follow shaping principles, i.e., task requirements will be made progressively more challenging, in small increments, as participants gain mastery. Frequent, positive feedback will be provided.
Cognitive Transfer Packagke
This training component is designed to transfer improvements in cognition from the treatment setting to everyday life. Elements of this package include negotiating a behavioral contract about the roles of the participant and family caregiver in the treatment, monitoring behavior outside the lab, and assigning performance of IADL as homework.
Family Caregiver Coaching
One or more family members of the participant will receive coaching on how to best support the participant in carrying out the in-home components of the intervention.
Follow-up Phone Calls
After treatment ends, four phone calls will be placed once-a-week for four weeks, then once-a-month for 5 months. The follow-up calls will target transition of any changes achieved during treatment into everyday life on a long-term basis after.
Healthy Lifestyle In-lab Training
This training component is designed to promote lifestyle changes that support brain fitness. Participants will receive education and coaching in the lab on relaxation, healthy nutrition, and healthy sleep.
Healthy Lifestyle Transfer Package
This training component is designed to support integration into everyday life of the lifestyle changes training in the lab. Elements of this package include negotiating a behavioral contract about the roles of the participant and family caregiver in the treatment, monitoring behavior outside the lab, and assigning relaxation exercises, for example, as homework.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* mild-to-moderate general cognitive impairment as determined by a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) score between 10-26
* some impairment in performance of daily activities; this will be determined by a score of 3.5 or below on the Cognitive Task Activity Log (CTAL)
* 40 years or older; no upper limit if medically stable
* sufficiently fit, from both a physical and mental health perspective, to take part in study
* adequate sight and hearing to complete UFOV test
* adequate thinking skills, e.g., ability to follow directions, retain information, to complete UFOV and CTAL, as marked by judgement of the screener that the candidate is able to adequately complete the UFOV and CTAL
* reside in the community (as opposed to a hospital or skilled nursing facility)
* able to travel to laboratory on multiple occasions
* caregiver available
Exclusion Criteria
40 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Institute on Aging (NIA)
NIH
Posit Science
UNKNOWN
University of Alabama at Birmingham
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Gitendra Uswatte
Professor
Principal Investigators
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Gitendra Uswatte, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Locations
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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IRB-300008211
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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