An Assessment of the Prevalence of Spatial Neglect in Stroke Survivors With Aphasia

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke; Spatial Neglect; Aphasia
• Interventions: Behavioral: prism adaptation treatment

• Registration Number: NCT02068664
• Lead Sponsor: Kessler Foundation

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if stroke survivors with aphasia have spatial neglect (Phase 1). If they are determined to have the condition Phase 2 will be offered: which is prism adaptation treatment. This is a pilot study that will be performed with 4-5 subjects.

Detailed Description

Spatial neglect is a disorder that may occur after a brain injury such as stroke. Spatial neglect may affect stroke recovery. One example of this heterogeneous condition: Individuals with spatial neglect often pay more attention to one side of what they are looking at, even though they have no difficulty seeing. The study investigators would like to screen stroke survivors with aphasia because they may also have spatial neglect (right neglect after left hemisphere stroke), which is said by the literature to occur in 25% of cases. If it is identified, a treatment approach will be offered, to attempt to remediate the condition using prism goggles, following a prism treatment protocol based on previous studies.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-02
• Study First Submitted: 2014-02-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-02-20
• Study First Posted: 2014-02-21
• Primary Completion: 2016-12
• Study Completion: 2016-12
• Status Verified: 2017-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-08-16
• Last Update Posted: 2017-08-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• A stroke survivor with aphasia who is a member at the Adler Aphasia Center

Exclusion Criteria

• Has a history of brain tumor, head injury with loss of consciousness, dementia, alzheimers

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Observational	prism adaptation treatment	prism adaptation treatment

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Kessler Foundation Neglect Assessment Process	2 weeks	a performance based and behavioral measure for spatial neglect that utilizes and standardizes the administration of the Catherine Bergego Scale (CBS)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Barthel Index	2 weeks	A functional independence assessment of daily tasks
Behavior Inattention Test	2 weeks	Conventional subtest, a set of paper and pencil test for spatial neglect
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Life Space assessment	2 weeks	a self graded assessment on community mobility and participation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Adler Aphasia Center; 🇺🇸 Maywood, New Jersey, United States