Efficacy of the use of video games on mood, anxiety and depression in stroke patients: preliminary findings of a randomised controlled trial.

"Declarations Conflicts of interestThe authors report no conflicts of interest. The principal investigator received funding from the Sociedad Española de Enfermería Neurológica (SEDENE) to carry out the study. The funder was not involved in the study design, data collection and analysis, the decision to publish, or the preparation of the article. Ethical approvalAll procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study was approved by the Hospital Clínico San Carlos of Madrid. Consent participateDue to the nature of the study, it was necessary for each of the study participants to sign an informed consent form and a patient information sheet. No identifying data were shown in this study. Consent to publishDue to the nature of the study, it was necessary for each of the study participants to sign an informed consent form and a patient information sheet. No identifying data were shown in this study. Conflicts of interest The authors report no conflicts of interest. The principal investigator received funding from the Sociedad Española de Enfermería Neurológica (SEDENE) to carry out the study. The funder was not involved in the study design, data collection and analysis, the decision to publish, or the preparation of the article."

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"Trial registration Registered in the https://clinicaltrials.gov/ repository (NTC NCT05143385). Protocol registration date 7 October 2021, retrospectively registered."