Prism Adaptation Treatment (PAT) for Right Brain Stroke Rehabilitation

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (3) locations...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

After a right brain stroke, \>50% of Veterans experience problems with dressing, eating, self-care or steering their wheelchairs because their ability to move, orient, and respond toward the left side is limited: spatial neglect. Spatial neglect prevents them from functioning independently, and their needs in the hospital and at home are greatly increased. An effective treatment for spatial neglect is 10 days of visuomotor training while wearing optical prisms (PAT), however many clinicians \[fail to diagnose spatial neglect and use this approach. In this study, the investigators will develop a brain scanning test that could objectively identify the Veterans with spatial neglect after stroke who are the best candidates to receive PAT and recover their ability to function. When the research is complete, the investigators expect that brain scans done in the hospital can guide the team to refer Veterans to PAT rehabilitation: improving daily life function\] and quality of life.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Has had a first right brain stroke \>18 years of age

• 1-4 months post-diagnosis of right brain stroke

• Can sit up, see out of both eyes and point to objects (\>20/50 vision in both eyes)

• Can give informed consent to participate

Locations
United States
Georgia
Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA
RECRUITING
Decatur
Massachusetts
VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System, Leeds, MA
RECRUITING
Leeds
Ohio
Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
RECRUITING
Cleveland
Contact Information
Primary
Lisa Shenette
lisa.shenette@va.gov
(413) 463-1835
Backup
Anna M Barrett, MD
Anna.Barrett2@va.gov
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-02-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 244
Treatments
Active_comparator: Prism adaptation Therapy
People with spatial neglect will receive this effective treatment to reduce symptoms, which the investigators' previous work indicated may be particularly effective for Aiming SN symptoms.
No_intervention: No spatial neglect
People without spatial neglect symptoms will not receive an intervention for spatial neglect.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: VA Office of Research and Development

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov