OBJECTIVE
Study of the efficacy of ampakins (Ampasse) in patients with anxiety and depressive disorders in the early recovery period of ischemic stroke (IS).
MATERIAL AND METHODS
The study included 203 patients with IS in the early recovery period who underwent rehabilitation measures at the Doctor Clinic medical facility (Tuimazy, Republic of Bashkortostan) in the period from January 2023 to August 2025. The study included patients with a history of IS no later than 3—6 months before the start date of the study, with signs of anxiety and depression of varying severity, who scored at least 8 points but no higher than 10 (the level of subclinically expressed symptoms) on the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS), as well as those who scored the required number of points on The Montreal Cognitive Function Assessment Scale (MoCA) (at least 10 points). The patients who met the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to two groups: the experimental group and the control group. In the experimental group, 102 patients received Ampasse therapy in addition to standard therapy. The average age of these patients was 63±8.9 years, 48 of whom were women and 54 were men. In the control group, 101 patients received only basic therapy. The average age of the patients was 66±8.1 years), there were 45 women and 56 men. Throughout the study, the Beck anxiety, Beck depression, HADS, and the Spielberger-Khanin anxiety scales were also used.
RESULTS
The dynamics of improvement on all psychometric scales in the experimental group was statistically and clinically more pronounced than in the control group, which received only standard treatment.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study demonstrated the positive effect of Ampasse on reducing the symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients after undergoing AI in the early recovery period.