The effect of using prism adaptation treatment on performance of self care and mobility tasks in patients with unilateral inattention following stroke

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke; Circulatory System; Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction

• Registration Number: ISRCTN61842716
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Bristol (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-09-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. Right hemisphere damaged stroke patients who are judged by their Occupational Therapists to be having difficulty with self-care as a result of unilateral inattention.
2. Scoring below cut off on Star Cancellation and Line Bisection tests from the Behavioural Inattention Test.
3. Able to sit and point with the unaffected hand.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients judged unable to follow instructions for the study procedures

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Score of selfcare on Catherine Bergego Scale at 3 days after end of intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Behavioural inattention test<br>2. Corridor navigation (distance from wall)<br>3. Motricity index<br>4. Sensory Assessment<br>5. Barthel Index