Tests art therapy for people recovering from stroke
Tests art therapy's effect on thinking, arm use and mood in adults with stroke.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: The Effect of Art Therapy on Patients With Stroke
Key facts
- Where
- Cairo, EgyptSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 65 years old?
Source: NCT04038424, who can take part
Where in Egypt
- Unit of stroke and cerebral vascular disease treatmentCairo, EgyptNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Cairo University
- Trial code
- NCT04038424
- Record updated
- 14 August 2025
- Original description
Stroke can affect the physical, emotional and social aspects of the patient and their family members. It is the main cause of complex disability, with a high number of people living with its effects. Stroke can result in impairments in motor function, language, cognition, sensory processing, cognition, and emotional disturbances, which can affect the performance of functional activities and mental health status. Getting patients involved in art therapy (AT) class has shown to alleviate stress and promote a sense of wellbeing, which can aid their recovery and rehabilitation. The benefits of art therapy for people living with different health conditions worldwide have been reported, however, its effect on Egyptian patients with stroke has been neglected.Read full original descriptionShow less
The Effect of Art Therapy on Cognitive Ability, Arm Activity and Mental Health Status in Patients With Stroke
Stroke can affect the physical, emotional and social aspects of the patient and their family members. It is the main cause of complex disability, with a high number of people living with its effects. Stroke can result in impairments in motor function, language, cognition, sensory processing, cognition, and emotional disturbances, which can affect the performance of functional activities and mental health status. Getting patients involved in art therapy (AT) class has shown to alleviate stress and promote a sense of wellbeing, which can aid their recovery and rehabilitation. The benefits of art therapy for people living with different health conditions worldwide have been reported, however, its effect on Egyptian patients with stroke has been neglected.
Inclusion: able to sit upright, supported or unsupported,; oriented to time and place by using the adapted Arabic Memory Screening Test,; able to perform at least two of the following skills: drinking from a cup, eating with a spoon and taking money from a purse by the affected arm, and; will stay in the stroke unit to at least 4 days (for receiving three sessions out of all sessions) before discharge,.
Exclusion: diagnosis of transient ischemic attack or brain stem stroke; hemodynamical unstable medical conditions, including fever; serious infectious diseases, for example, viral hepatitis or HIV; and/or; severe dementia or uncontrolled psychiatric problems; unconscious; unable to provide informed consent.