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. 2021 Jul 1;2021(7):CD003586. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003586.pub4

Mueller‐Planitz 2017.

Methods RCT
Participants 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
Ages eligible: 18 years of age and older 
Sexes eligible: all
Interventions Experimental: vibration to upper posterior neck muscles. Treatment will be performed by occupational therapist practitioners prior to regular occupational therapy session using a vibration tool
Active comparator: standard of care
Regular occupational therapy session
Outcomes Primary: BIT
Secondary: Catherine Bergego Scale (CBS, Activity Measure for Post‐Acute Care (AM‐PAC))
Notes End date: 12 April 2018
Study terminated early due to poor enrolment