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Your personality may shape how you recover from a brain injury

NCT ID NCT07119827

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First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether a person's personality before a brain injury or stroke influences how well they recover thinking and memory skills. Researchers will follow 250 adults with severe acquired brain injury or stroke, testing their cognitive abilities, daily functioning, and personality changes over a year or more. The goal is to understand if certain personality traits help or hinder recovery, which could lead to more personalized rehabilitation plans.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could help doctors predict recovery patterns and tailor rehabilitation based on a patient's personality.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Personality is just one of many factors influencing recovery.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 250 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2025

Expected to finish

May 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Consecutive patients admitted to the Neurorehabilitation Unit (UOC) of AOUI Verona (and collaborating centers) will be enrolled in this study.

Ages

18 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosis of one of the following two conditions: * Severe Acquired Brain Injury (sABI) of traumatic or non-traumatic etiology; the term sABI includes acute brain injuries of traumatic or non-traumatic origin (vascular, infectious, metabolic, or anoxic), in which the patient initially presents with a coma state (Glasgow Coma Scale - GCS less than 8) and simultaneously exhibits motor, sensory, cognitive, and/or behavioral impairments. * Ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke without features of Severe Acquired Brain Injury (sABI) (Glasgow Coma Scale \[GCS\] score ≥ 8 and no alteration of consciousness). * Time from injury between: * 7 and 90 days for Severe Acquired Brain Injury (sABI) patients * 3 and 30 days for stroke patients * Level of Cognitive Functioning (LCF) score ≥ 6 for sABI patients * Signed informed consent for study participation * Presence of a support family member (caregiver) able to assist with completing the personality questionnaire (HEXACO Adjective Scale, HAS) Exclusion Criteria: * Pre-existing neurological pathology * Severe aphasia or severe inattention that precludes administration of the tests required by the protocol, as identified during cognitive screening. * Patients with a language barrier due to insufficient proficiency in Italian. * Particularly vulnerable populations: The following patients will be excluded from the study: patients in emergency situations.

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Conditions

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Behavior brain injury Cognition Disorders Neurologic Manifestations stroke disorder

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Sezione medicina fisica e riabilitativa dipartimento di neuroscienze, verona

    RECRUITING

    Verona, VR, 37135, Italy

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