Effects of mental practice embedded in daily therapy compared to therapy as usual in adult stroke patients in Dutch nursing homes: design of a randomised controlled trial

Table 1 Overview of used measures in this study

Data	Time	Subject of assessment
Demographics
Age, gender, time post-stroke; weak side...	T0	Comparison at baseline
MMSE	T0	Comparison at baseline
Psychological assessment	T0	Comparison at baseline
Therapist' prediction on mental practice performance	T0	Comparison at baseline
Prognostic variables
Amount of therapy/training	T0	Prediction on outcome
QEEG	T0	Prediction on outcome
Primary outcome
11 point Likert scale: drinking and walking	T0, T1, T2	Performance on physical level 'activity'
11 point Likert scale: Patient specific tasks	T0, T1, T2	Performance on physical level 'activity'
Secondary outcome
Motricity Index	T0, T1, T2	Performance on physical level 'function'
Barthel ADL scale	T0, T1, T2	Performance on physical level 'function'
Nine Hole Peg Test	T0, T1, T2	Performance on physical level 'function'
Berg Balance Scale	T0, T1, T2	Performance on physical level 'function'
Rivermead Mobility Index	T0, T1, T2	Performance on physical level 'activity'
Ten metres walk time	T0, T1, T2	Performance on physical level 'activity'
Timed up and go	T0, T1, T2	Performance on physical level 'activity'
Functional Ambulation Cat.	T0, T1, T2	Performance on physical level 'activity'
Optional
QEEG	T1, T2	Performance on brain activity
During six weeks intervention period
Log	Daily
Interview	Once	A small sample (2× n = 10) will be interviewed to assess the patients opinion on feasibility of the program.
Co interventions	T1, T2	Process evaluation

Measures with a mark are only used if required by the treating therapist (individual judgement).

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