Social Cognitive Performance Following Stroke
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Social Cognitive Performance Following Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project Classification
IRAS ID
265341
Contact name
Alexander Gibson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Hull
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A, N/A
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 19 days
Research summary
In addition to the physical and cognitive deficits following an ischaemic infarct, impairments in social cognition are both a prevalent and disabling sequelae seen post stroke (Njomboro, 2017). It is unfortunate that progress in routine clinical assessment to measure social cognition in stroke has been slow, despite the relevance of social cognition to interpersonal function, targeted intervention and post stroke rehabilitation (McDonald, 2017). The Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project (OCSP) classification uses a simple and reliable criteria that is used to subdivide first ever-acute ischaemic strokes into four mutually exclusive categories based on the location of cerebral infarct and presenting clinical symptoms. It has demonstrated prognostic value in predicting mortality, cognitive and functional outcomes. OCSP classification will be ascertained following people who have experienced an ischaemic stroke, and group differences in empathy, emotion perception and Theory of Mind, as assessed by The Awareness of Social Inference Test - Short version(TASIT-S), will be investigated. Individual assessment of participants will take 40 minutes and the study will be conducted remotely using an online video calling platform called zoom, through which TASIT-S can be screen shared. The study intends to extend existing research demonstrating the prognostic value of the OCSP to the realm of social cognition, for the first time. Implications for rehabilitation will be discussed.
REC name
Social Care REC
REC reference
21/IEC08/0004
Date of REC Opinion
16 Apr 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion