Role of visual therapy in children with cerebral visual impairment

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• Conditions: Health Condition 1: P039- Newborn affected by complication of labor and delivery, unspecified

• Registration Number: CTRI/2022/12/048114
• Lead Sponsor: o sponsor

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 6 March 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Open to Recruitment
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria includes

1. patients with history and documentation of perinatal asphyxia, periventricular leukomalacia, hypoglycemia, perinatal infections, genetic, metabolic, hydrocephalus, or structural causes or

2. documented perinatal brain damage confirmed by a pediatric neurologist along with

3. MRI evidence of brain injury in a pattern typical of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) including peri-ventricular leukomalacia (PVL)

4. problems in visual functioning (corroborated by results of functional vision assessment) or atypical neuro-visuo-behavior or visual perceptual or cognitive dysfunction on CVI inventory questionnaire and

5. confirmed on examination with at least 2 or more of the following: a) Deficit or impaired visual inattention, fixation, or inability to follow objects; b)Deficit visual guided reach or visual guidance of upper limbs (inability to reach out or hold a toy or difficulty in picking up a toy); c) Deficit visual communication/search/curiosity/ spatial orientation; d)Deficit visual processing like recognition of face/objects/facial expression or Difficulty with clutter

Exclusion Criteria

•Children with pediatric cataracts, corneal pathologies, retinal pathologies, or dense amblyopia responsible for low vision

•Retinopathy of prematurity of grade 4 or 5, and major ROP sequelae like falciform fold involving disc or macula nonresolving macular bleed, vitreous hemorrhage assessed by a paediatric ophthalmologist

•Children with epileptic spasms, electroclinical epileptic encephalopathy, seizure frequency of more than one/month in the past 3 months or patients using anti-epileptic vigabatrin

•Children with debilitating illnesses requiring immediate attention

•Children whose caregivers refuse to participate in the study

•Autistic children

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified