Plain-English translation of NCT06852209 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
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After a stroke, many people experience problems with thinking, memory, attention, and processing speed—even when their physical recovery looks good. This trial is testing a new training method called real-time functional MRI neurofeedback, which uses brain imaging to help stroke patients learn to control and improve their own brain activity. The goal is to see whether this approach can help people recover some of the thinking skills they lost after their stroke.
Standard cognitive rehabilitation after stroke has only modest benefits, and doctors need better ways to help prevent cognitive decline in stroke survivors. New brain imaging research shows that strokes disrupt the way brain networks communicate with each other, and this treatment aims to help retrain those networks.
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If you join this trial, you will have an initial brain imaging scan to identify your brain networks, followed by four weekly training sessions where you will use brain imaging feedback to learn to control your brain activity. Half of participants will receive real-time feedback during training, while the other half will have the same scans but without feedback; both groups will also receive standard cognitive therapy. You'll also complete a final transfer session where you try the brain training without feedback, and researchers will use brain scans and memory tests to measure whether your thinking skills have improved.
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