Compensatory reading training for people with homonymous visual field defects

niversity of Groningen0 sites24 target enrollmentSeptember 15, 2022

Overview

Phase: 未知
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Homonymous visual field defects after post-chiasmatic acquired brain injury
Sponsor: niversity of Groningen
Enrollment: 24
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 2 years ago

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

September 15, 2022

End Date

July 31, 2023

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

niversity of Groningen

•1\. Homonymous visual field defect (at least a quadrantanopia, either right\-sided or left\-sided) due to acquired post\-chiasmatic brain injury
•2\. At least 3 months between onset homonymous visual field defect (HVFD) and the first measurement
•3\. Near visual acuity \=0\.5 with patient’s own current correction
•4\. Mini\-mental state examination (MMSE) score \=24
•5\. Age \=18 years
•6\. Presence of by participant formulated treatment goal regarding reading
•Updated 03/04/2024:
•An amendment was approved on 21/03/2023 where inclusion criterium 6 was dropped for participants who wanted to participate in the control group.

•A subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
•1\. Additional visual field defect (at least cluster) in ipsilesional visual hemi\-field
•2\. Pre\-existing dyslexia/illiteracy/low literacy/other pre\-morbid reading problems
•3\. No clear neurological cause of HVFD
•4\. Presence of comorbid neglect
•The following criteria are made on the premise that, when present, they will impair the ability to successfully follow the intervention:
•5\. Communication difficulties (e.g. severe hearing impairment, no fluent understanding of the Dutch language, severe aphasia as indicated by the Token test)
•6\. Negative advice of treatment team regarding reading intervention participation, due to e.g. severe psychiatric, cognitive or visual perception disorders, problems with health, motivation or illness awareness or misuse of drugs/alcohol/medication
•7\. Additional visual disturbances (e.g. diplopia, metamorphopsia, low contrast sensitivity)