Multidomain Lifestyle Interventions for the Prevention of Cognitive Decline After Ischemic Stroke: Randomized Trial [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— This trial found no benefit of 24-month multidomain intervention with focus on improvement in lifestyle and vascular risk factors on the incidence of poststroke cognitive decline in comparison with standard stroke care. Studies with a larger sample size are needed. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: http://clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01109836.

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/46/10/2874?rss=1

Source: Stroke - September 28, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Matz, K., Teuschl, Y., Firlinger, B., Dachenhausen, A., Keindl, M., Seyfang, L., Tuomilehto, J., Brainin, M., on behalf of the ASPIS Study Group, Participants in the ASPIS Study Group in addition to the authors named, Schnider, Bancher, Pinter, Kepplinger Tags: Embolic stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research