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Prism Adaptation Therapy for Spatial Neglect

Prism Adaptation Therapy for Spatial Neglect: Theoretical and Practical Outcomes

Status
Unknown
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
160 (estimated)
Sponsor
Kessler Foundation · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research study with a randomized controlled design is to examine the effects of prism adaptation treatment on two visual-spatial recovery components. After a stroke, an "internal GPS", locating where objects or people lie in a particular area of space, may be impaired. Alternately, a stroke may impair precise visual-spatial hand and body aiming movements. The research team wishes to discover whether prism adaptation treatment (two weeks of daily 20-min sessions of goal-directed movement with prism goggles) affects visual-spatial where or aiming errors selectively after stroke. This research represents one of the first attempts to apply what we know about the brain from neuroscience research, to modern clinical rehabilitation practices.

Detailed description

The purpose of this research study with a randomized controlled design is to examine the effects of prism adaptation treatment on two visual-spatial recovery components. After a stroke, an "internal GPS", locating where objects or people lie in a particular area of space, may be impaired. Alternately, a stroke may impair precise visual-spatial hand and body aiming movements. The research team wishes to discover whether prism adaptation treatment (two weeks of daily 20-min sessions of goal-directed movement with prism goggles) affects visual-spatial where or aiming errors selectively after stroke. This research represents one of the first attempts to apply what we know about the brain from neuroscience research, to modern clinical rehabilitation practices.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALPrism Adaptation TreatmentWearing prism goggles and performing visuomotor tasks during therapy sessions.

Timeline

Start date
2012-10-01
Primary completion
2021-10-01
Completion
2021-10-01
First posted
2009-10-05
Last updated
2021-02-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00989430. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.