Your personality may shape how you recover from a brain injury
NCT ID NCT07119827
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
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- 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
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
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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Locations
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Sezione medicina fisica e riabilitativa dipartimento di neuroscienze, verona
RECRUITINGVerona, VR, 37135, Italy
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