| Study name |
Managing executive dysfunction following acquired brain injury and stroke using an ecologically valid rehabilitation approach |
| Methods |
RCT (protocol) |
| Participants |
100 community‐dwelling adult survivors of acquired brain injury or stroke of ≥ 6 months from the Greater Toronto area with confirmed executive dysfunction |
| Interventions |
2 × 1‐hour sessions for 8 weeks (maximum of 15 hours of therapy) of either intervention or control
Intervention group
Ecologically valid strategy training using an adapted version of the CO‐OP approach delivered by a trained occupational therapist in individual therapy, using workbooks for participants to actively engage in treatment goals and a "Guided Discovery" meta‐cognitive strategy (goal‐plan‐do‐check) to promote goal achievement
Control group
Conventional occupational therapy from a trained occupational therapist similar to what would be typically received by a "publicly‐funded community therapist in Ontario, Canada" and including ≥ 1 of the following: "task‐specific training in activities of daily living; environmental and task modifications; and provision and training in the use of compensatory memory devices"
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| Outcomes |
Primary
Secondary
Performance Quality Rating Scale (objective measurement of performance change from videotapes of treatment session) Behavioural Rating Inventory of Executive Function – Adult (participant and significant other) Mayo‐Portland Adaptability Inventory Participation Index Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Profile
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| Starting date |
March 2012 |
| Contact information |
Deirdre R Dawson
Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M6A 2E1, Canada
ddawson@research.baycrest.org
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| Notes |
October 2018: authors confirmed study completed and results being submitted for publication
NCT01414348; last verified January 2015 |
