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The Effects of Attention Retraining in MS

NCT01492023 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 97

Last updated 2013-03-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether neuropsychological rehabilitation focused on attention retraining and teaching compensatory strategies has positive effects on cognitive performance, quality of life (QoL)and perceived cognitive deficits in patients with MS. The hypothesis is that the neuropsychological intervention shows positive effects on cognitive performance, QoL and perceived cognitive deficits.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

neuropsychological rehabilitation

attention retraining and teaching compensatory strategies as well as offering psychological support to better cope with cognitive impairments (13 times 60 minutes, once per week during 13 weeks)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Social Insurance Institution, Finland

    collaborator OTHER

  • Tampere University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Seinajoki Central Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Finnish MS Society

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Päivi I Hämäläinen, adjunct prof · Finnish MS Society / Masku Neurological Rehabilitation Centre

  • Keijo Koivisto, Prof · Seinajoki Central Hospital

  • Eija M Rosti-Otajärvi, PhD · Tampere University Hospital

  • Anu Mäntynen, MA · Seinajoki Central Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
58 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-11-30
Primary Completion
2012-04-30
Completion
2012-05-31

Countries

  • Finland

Study Locations

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