Trial Outcomes & Findings for Cognitive Priming for Stroke Tele-rehabilitation (NCT NCT06555302)

Participants were recruited from the MUSC Stroke Recovery Research Center's Registry for Stroke Recovery (RESTORE). They were recruited between 8/7/2024 and 2/12/2025. The first participant was enrolled on 8/20/2024 and the last participant was enrolled on 2/12/2025.

Of the 37 participants assessed for eligibility, 2 did not meet inclusion criteria, 1 declined to participate, and 14 were excluded for other reasons. 20 participants were assigned to treatment.

PROMIS Sleep Disturbance is an 8-item self-report measure of perceived difficulties falling and/or staying asleep. Items are rated on a 5-point rating scale (1=no problem, 5=very much a problem). The summed raw score is converted into a normed T-score (mean=50, SD=10). Higher T-scores reflect more sleep disturbance.

Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a 16-item objective cognitive screening measure. Total scores range from 0-30 points, with higher scores indicating better cognition.

The Patient Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) is a patient-reported measure of task-goal identification and difficulty performing the task on a 0-10-point ordinal scale with higher ratings indicating greater satisfaction with task performance.

The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a 9-item self-report measure of depression. Items query mood (feeling down, lack of interest), thoughts (guilt, suicidality), and physical symptoms (appetite, sleep, fatigue, concentration, restlessness). Each item is scored on a 4-point scale reflecting how often the symptom has occurred over the last 2 weeks (0=not at all, 3=nearly every day). Scores are summed (out of 27), with higher scores indicating more symptoms of depression.

The NeuroQoL-Cognitive Function Short Form v.2.0 is a 29-item subjective measure of cognitive function. This patient-reported outcome assesses perceived abilities in memory, attention, decision making, or in the application of such abilities to everyday tasks (e.g., planning, organizing, calculating, remembering, and learning) on a 5-item rating scale (1=cannot do to 5=no difficulty). The summed raw score is converted into a normed T-score (mean=50, SD=10). Higher T-scores reflect better perceived cognitive function.

The Performance Quality Rating Scale (PQRS) is a therapist-rated measure. The OT observes the participant's performance of a specific task and rates it on a 0-10-point ordinal scale, with higher ratings indicating greater task performance skill.

The Stroke Self Efficacy Questionnaire (SSEQ) is a 13-item self-report measure of confidence (0-10-point Likert scale with higher numbers indicating greater confidence) doing at-home tasks such as using both hands to eat food or prepare a meal for oneself. Item scores are summed and total range from 0-130, with higher scores indicating greater self-efficacy.

The Inventory of Psychosocial Functioning (IPF) is an 80-item self-report measure of impairment in 7 psychosocial domains within the last 30 days: romantic relationships, family, work, friendships and socializing, parenting, education, and self-care. Participants rate the frequency of difficulty on each item on a 7-point scale (0=never, 6=always). Scores are averaged by domain (if ≥80% of items are complete) and multiplied by 100; an overall score (grand mean) is the average of completed domain scores; higher scores indicate greater impairment in psychosocial function.

PROMIS Sleep Disturbance is an 8-item self-report measure of perceived difficulties falling and/or staying asleep. Items are rated on a 5-point rating scale (1=no problem, 5=very much a problem). The summed raw score is converted into a normed T-score (mean=50, SD=10). Higher T-scores reflect more sleep disturbance.