Development of a Virtual Reality Spatial Retraining Therapy to Improve Neglect in Stroke Survivors
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 10
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Behavioral Inattention Test
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Participants in this study will help test and develop a virtual reality (VR) system that is being designed to help people with spatial neglect after stroke.
Detailed Description
Participants in this study will be tested to see if they have spatial neglect after their stroke, and the severity of such. Spatial neglect is a disorder that may occur after a stroke that leads to a person paying more attention to one side of their body over the other. Each testing session, they will perform paper and pencil neglect tests before and after playing a VR video game that is being designed as a potential future treatment. They will also give feedback on the game after the session is over. People who have spatial neglect after stroke are encouraged to apply.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Read and speak English fluently
- •Have a history of one stroke event that injured one cerebral hemisphere
- •Presence of moderate to severe spatial neglect
Exclusion Criteria
- •History of progressive neurological disorders
- •History of significant psychiatric disorders
- •History of vestibular disorders
- •Living outside a 50-mile radius of Kessler Foundation (located in West Orange, NJ)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Behavioral Inattention Test
Time Frame: At baseline, after intervention, and two weeks after intervention
A battery of visuospatial tests using paper and pencil to perform line crossing, star cancellation, letter cancellation, line bisection, figure copying, and drawing. The test is scored from 0 to 146, with higher values indicating better performance.
Secondary Outcomes
- Semi-structured interview(Two weeks after intervention)
- Simulator Sickness Questionnaire(After intervention)
Investigators
Peii Chen
Senior Research Scientist, PI
Kessler Foundation