Brain Training Programme to Help Stroke Survivors Return to Work
Tests a community brain health programme for adults under 65 recovering from stroke.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: A Pilot Return-to-Work Cognitive Intervention After Stroke
Key facts
- Where
- Singapore, SingaporeSee 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 21 and 65 years old?
Source: NCT07116187, who can take part
Where in Singapore
- National University of SingaporeSingapore, SingaporeTaking people
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
- National University of Singapore
- Trial code
- NCT07116187
- Record updated
- 26 August 2025
- Original description
This study addresses the growing burden of stroke in Singapore and highlights the lack of rehabilitation services for return to work after stroke. Despite functional physical recovery, many stroke survivors experience persistent impairments that hinder return-to-work. To bridge this gap, the study will implement a community-based brain health programme targeting cognitive and vocational outcomes in stroke survivors. Caregivers will also be included due to their critical support role. The study will assess the intervention's feasibility, acceptability, and its impact on cognitive function, return-to-work, neuroplasticity, psychosocial health, fatigue, and self-care.Read full original descriptionShow less
A Pilot Return-to-Work Cognitive Intervention After Stroke
This study addresses the growing burden of stroke in Singapore and highlights the lack of rehabilitation services for return to work after stroke. Despite functional physical recovery, many stroke survivors experience persistent impairments that hinder return-to-work. To bridge this gap, the study will implement a community-based brain health programme targeting cognitive and vocational outcomes in stroke survivors. Caregivers will also be included due to their critical support role. The study will assess the intervention's feasibility, acceptability, and its impact on cognitive function, return-to-work, neuroplasticity, psychosocial health, fatigue, and self-care.
Inclusion: Between 21 to 65 years old; Ability to provide informed consent; Consent to recording / photo-taking; Living in the community with at least three months after stroke; Looking to return to work or switch jobs after stroke; No significant aphasia or physical disability issues which will impede them from performing cognitive tasks in the interventions and assessments; No major psychiatric illnesses; Able to understand and converse in English; Score on MoCA ≤22 and/or SDMT ≤13 (for those educated ≤6 years) or SDMT ≤32 (for those educated >6 years); Meet criteria for Mild Cognitive Impairment based on the Vascular Dementia Battery; At least 21 years old; Ability to provide informed consent; Consent to recording / photo-taking; Staying with or having knowledge of the stroke survivor's functioning; No major psychiatric illnesses; Able to understand and converse in English.
Exclusion: Not living in the community and having less than three months after stroke; Major psychiatric illnesses; Not staying with or not having knowledge of the stroke survivor's functioning; Major psychiatric illnesses; Less than 21 years old; More than 65 years old; Less than 21 years old; Unable to provide informed consent; Refuse recording; Significant aphasia or physical disability issues which will impede them from performing cognitive tasks in the interventions and assessments; Not able to understand and converse in English; Unable to provide informed consent; Refuse recording; Not able to understand and converse in English.