Use of Vibration to Improve Visual/Spatial Neglect in Patients Affected by Stroke
| Status: | Terminated |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Cognitive Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 12/2/2018 |
| Start Date: | April 16, 2017 |
| End Date: | April 12, 2018 |
This study will measure if five minutes of vibration to the upper back neck muscles, prior to
standard of care treatment, will improve symptoms of spatial neglect and/or activities of
daily living function for patients who have had a stroke.
standard of care treatment, will improve symptoms of spatial neglect and/or activities of
daily living function for patients who have had a stroke.
Spatial neglect is a common syndrome following stroke, most frequently of the right side of
the brain. Such patients fail to be aware of objects or people to their left. This study is
being done to learn if vibration treatment can improve visual/spatial neglect and activities
of daily living in stroke patients better than current standard intervention.This treatment
will be performed by occupational therapist practitioners prior to regular occupational
therapy session using a vibration tool.
the brain. Such patients fail to be aware of objects or people to their left. This study is
being done to learn if vibration treatment can improve visual/spatial neglect and activities
of daily living in stroke patients better than current standard intervention.This treatment
will be performed by occupational therapist practitioners prior to regular occupational
therapy session using a vibration tool.
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years old or older
- demonstrated visual/spatial neglect, as demonstrated by NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and
deficits in assessing tactile extinction and visuospatial neglect done on admission.
Exclusion Criteria:
- severe pain or skin disease at the posterior neck
- severe atherosclerosis of carotid arteries by an ultrasonic evaluation
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