Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:59 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:59 AM
NCT ID:
NCT04302493
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Adults (≥18 years) presenting with neurological symptoms due to acute ischemic stroke (symptom onset within the week prior to admission).
* Evidence on brain MRI of acute ischemic stroke (imaging negative strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) will be excluded).
* Native English speaker (by self-report) prior to stroke.
* NIHSS \<8 at initial follow-up visit (approximately 30 days post-stroke).
* mRS 0-2 at initial follow-up visit.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Primary intracerebral hemorrhage- as evidenced by blood on head CT or MRI.
* Presence of proximal large vessel occlusion.
* Cortical exam findings including aphasia or neglect.
* Prior history of dementia or undertreated psychiatric illness.
* Uncorrected hearing or visual loss.
* Inability to attend weekly MBSR or Stroke Support Group sessions.
* Inability to travel to College Park (UMD) for 2 MEG recording sessions.
* Presence of any of the following that would lead to significant artifact on MEG: cardiac pacemaker, intracranial clips, metal implants or external clips within 10mm of the head, metal implants in the eyes (unlikely given that all patients will have an MRI and criteria are similar).
* Claustrophobia, obesity, and/or any other reason leading to difficulty staying in the MEG machine for up to 1 hour.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
100 Years
Study:
NCT04302493
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT04302493