Comparing Occupational Performance Coaching with computer cognitive training program for stroke
Official title: Supporting Re-engagement in Life: Coaching to Enhance Participation in Valued Activities Following Stroke
- 2 groups
- Sites in Kingston and Ottawa
- Recruiting
Interventions
- Behavioural therapy
Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC)
Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC) is an innovative, person-centered, strengths-based intervention designed to enhance participation in valued activities after stroke. OPC targets modifiable factors such as goal setting, self-efficacy, emotional support, problem-solving, and individualized education. Through a collaborative process, therapists partner with stroke survivors to identify challenges, set meaningful goals, and experiment with tailored solutions, refining them until successful strategies are found. Research shows OPC is feasible, acceptable, and effective, with participants demonstrating significant improvements in performance, satisfaction, and re-engagement in valued activities within 8-10 sessions, both in-person and via telerehabilitation. By fostering physical, cognitive, and emotional well-being, OPC addresses barriers like social isolation, physical inactivity, and low self-efficacy. Delivered virtually, OPC overcomes challenges in accessing rehabilitation, parti
- Medical device
computer cognitive training program (CogniFit)
Active control (AC) group will receive access to the CogniFit computer-based cognitive training program, a personalized brain training tool designed to target perception, attention, memory, and reasoning.While cognitive training can improve global cognition, working memory, attention, and executive function, it has not shown effects on daily activities or depression.
Canadian Sites (2)
1 of 2 recruiting
- Recruiting
Providence care Hospital
Kingston, Ontario
- Not yet recruiting
Bruyere Health
Ottawa, Ontario
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for6 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +Are 3 to 12 months post-first stroke.
- +Be living in the community (home, retirement home)
- +Have completed publicly funded rehabilitation
- +Be able to communicate in English
- +Have adequate comprehension and memory to participate in the coaching process. (Must have FIM scores of at least 3 (needs assistance less than 50% of the time) for comprehension and memory at the time of discharge from inpatient rehabilitation).
Exclusion
- −We will exclude individuals with unstable major psychiatric conditions or neurodegenerative conditions.
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
What this study is
This study is testing a treatment for a condition.
This study is not organised into the usual phase numbers — that is common for device, behavioural, and diagnostic research.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
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- designModule.phases
Who receives what
There are 2 groups in this study.
Group A receives Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC).
Registry label: A: OPC Intervention Group (occupational performance couching groups
Group B, the comparison group, receives computer cognitive training program (CogniFit).
Registry label: B: Active Control (AC) Group
From the trial registry
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- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
How the study is run
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
Neither you nor the study team would know which group you are in until the study ends.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
One group receives an existing treatment, so the two can be compared.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for
The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 118 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around June 2028.
The main measurement is taken over: BaselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more →, periprocedural, and 3-months after periprocedural assessment.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) — measured over BaselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more →, periprocedural, and 3-months after periprocedural assessment.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
Source: NCT07759791 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?
What is being tested — in plain terms
About Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC)Behavioural
Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC) is an innovative, person-centered, strengths-based intervention designed to enhance participation in valued activities after stroke. OPC targets modifiable factors such as goal setting, self-efficacy, emotional support, problem-solving, and individualized education. Through a collaborative process, therapists partner with stroke survivors to identify challenges, set meaningful goals, and experiment with tailored solutions, refining them until successful strategies are found. Research shows OPC is feasible, acceptable, and effective, with participants demonstrating significant improvements in performance, satisfaction, and re-engagement in valued activities within 8-10 sessions, both in-person and via telerehabilitation. By fostering physical, cognitive, and emotional well-being, OPC addresses barriers like social isolation, physical inactivity, and low self-efficacy. Delivered virtually, OPC overcomes challenges in accessing rehabilitation, parti
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a behavioural is here: A programme, therapy, education, or lifestyle approach being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About computer cognitive training program (CogniFit)Device
Active control (AC) group will receive access to the CogniFit computer-based cognitive training program, a personalized brain training tool designed to target perception, attention, memory, and reasoning.While cognitive training can improve global cognition, working memory, attention, and executive function, it has not shown effects on daily activities or depression.
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a device is here: A physical instrument, implant, app or piece of equipment being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
What the study lists: a minimum age of 18 years.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
One group receives an existing treatment so the two can be compared.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
Neither you nor the study team would know which group you are in until the study ends.
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.
It is open to people of any sex.
It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: BaselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more →, periprocedural, and 3-months after periprocedural assessment.
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2028-06-30.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 118 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists 2 locations, including: Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC), a person-centered, strength-based intervention, can improve participation in valued activities among adults who have experienced a stroke and recently completed community- or clinic-based stroke rehabilitation. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does OPC improve performance and satisfaction with participation in personally valued activities? Does OPC improve participation self-efficacy, physical activity, cognition, and emotional well-being compared to an active attention control intervention? Researchers will compare the OPC group to an active attention control group to see if OPC leads to greater improvements in participation and secondary outcomes. Participants will: Be randomized to receive either OPC (delivered virtually, including collaborative goal-setting and problem-solving) or an active attention control intervention. Complete assessments of participation in valued activties, physical activity (using movement sensors), self-efficacy, cognition, and mood immediately after treatment and at 3 months. A subset of 20 participants from intervention group will take part in interviews to share their experiences.
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