IRCT20160808029260N2 IRCT 2019-03-08 Iran University of Medical Sciences The effects of action observation on chronic stroke patients The Effects of meaningful Action Observation on occupational performance and brain physiological changes in chronic stroke patients 2019-05-20 anticipated 15 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/37059 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Randomization description: Randomization Block: In this method, the number of participants is assigned to each group are the same and the size of all blocks is equal (for example, in a double-blind trial, 8 blocks are containing 4 participants in the intervention group and 4 participants in the control group), Blinding description: Outcome evaluator: The person or people who evaluate the outcome or non-outcome of the outcome in the participants or collect data on the outcome variables. 3 Stroke. Intervention 1: Intervention group: After selecting tasks from some pre defined tasks, for about 30 minutes participant should watch a video film of standard performance of the selected task by a model and then execute the viewed task while the affect hand has the main role in the task performance. In beginning of each session preparatory techniques for the upper extremity including stretching, weight bearing, and active/passive exercise will be performed about 10 minutes. Intervention 2: Control group: In the control group also the selected task will be performed with this difference that the participant will just watch a video film of static pictures and/or landscapes without a creator being. In beginning of each session preparatory techniques for the upper extremity including stretching, weight bearing, and active/passive exercise will be performed about 10 minutes. Yes - There is a plan to make this available What will be shared: - When: - To whom: - Conditions: - Where to obtain: - How to obtain: - Comments: -