Hemianopsia Rehabilitation After Stroke or Brain Injury
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
In patients with hemianopsia following stroke or brain injury, we will determine if stimulating the visual field with images from a PowerPoint slide set can increase the visual field.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• All patients 18 years of age or older with a homonymous hemianopsia or quadrantopsia, who can provide informed consent, and communicate in English.
Locations
Other Locations
Canada
Eye Institute of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital
RECRUITING
Edmonton
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-01-25
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-12-15
Participants
Target number of participants: 40
Treatments
No_intervention: Group 1 (online news)
Group 1 with an odd number year of birth will be asked to view 15 minutes of online news three days per week for 2 months. LIVE: Canadian News \| Weather \& Traffic - Latest Sports \| Breaking News (globalnews.ca)
Active_comparator: Group 2 (PowerPoint program)
Group 2 with an even number year of birth will be asked to view the 15-minute PowerPoint program three days per week for 2 months.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of Alberta