Home-based Computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation in Chronic Stage Stroke

Home-based Computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation in Chronic Stage Stroke

This study evaluates the effectiveness of Guttmann NeuroPersonalTrainer (GNPT), a tele-rehabilitation platform developed as a tool for the cognitive rehabilitation of chronic stroke patients. All patients will receive this treatment but in different order: half will receive GNPT and the other half will receive sham cognitive training; after a washout period of three months, crossover will occur and participants from the GNPT condition will receive sham cognitive training, while participants originally from the control intervention will receive GNPT.

Inclusion Criteria:

• to be over 18 years old,
• to have been diagnosed with stroke
• an occurrence of the injury of 12 month period ore more (chronic stage)
• cognitive impairment confirmed by pre-intervention neuropsychological assessment

Exclusion Criteria:

• diagnosis of language deficits or aphasia
• motor impairment concerning upper limbs that may incapacitate them for the use of the computer
• severe alteration of the visual field or perceptual problems
• health status that may require further intervention or admission to a medical center during the study;
• neurological or psychiatric history
• substance abuse.