Early stroke rehabilitation is known to be an effective and essential therapy in gaining functional independence and preventing complications. However, there was no consensus of proper amount of cognitive rehabilitation in stroke patients. In this study, the investigators assess the effects of the intensive cognitive rehabilitation during subacute phase to improve cognitive function at 6 months after onset in patients with first-ever strokes.
Intensive cognitive rehabilitation group * cognitive therapy for 1 hours on every working day for 4 weeks Conventional cognitive rehabilitation group * cognitive therapy for 30 minutes on every working day for 4 weeks
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
150
Intensive cognitive rehabilitation by cognitive therapist for 1 hours on every working day during subacute stroke phase
Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
Korean-Montreal Cognitive Assessment (K-MoCA)
Time frame: Change of K-MoCa after intensive cognitive rehabilitation for 4 weeks
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