U.S., Oct. 28 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07897916) titled 'Detecting and Predicting Post-stroke Cognitive Impairment Using the Oxford Cognitive Screen' on Oct. 20.
Brief Summary: Cognitive problems are common after a stroke and must be identified early so that rehabilitation can be initiated to improve outcome. As a comprehensive cognitive assessment is rarely possible during hospitalization, short screening tools are often used. In 2015, a tool developed specifically to screen for cognitive deficits in stroke, the Oxford Cognitive Screen (OCS), was released. Despite the tool now being widely used internationally, we don't know how good it is at finding cognitive problems and know very litt...