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| Methods |
RCT |
| Participants |
Inclusion criteria
Clinically diagnosed symptomatic stroke (ischaemic or intracerebral haemorrhagic lesion), first or recurrent, if possible verified by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and/or computed tomography (CT) data Signs of neglect: asymmetry between left and right sides of the stimulus field in number of missed items of at least 2 on a shape cancellation task and/or bias towards the left or right side of space on a line bisection task and/or Catherine Bergego Scale score higher than 6 18 to 85 years of age Sufficient ability to comprehend and to communicate, as observed during neuropsychological assessment and/or neglect screening Sufficient motivation to participate in a daily rehabilitation treatment programme for 2 weeks Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria: patients who recovered from neglect between inclusion and start of training (i.e. no signs of neglect anymore on all baseline measurements) will be excluded |
| Interventions |
15 neglect patients will receive visual scanning therapy
15 neglect patients will receive visual scanning training combined with congruent hand movements
Outcome measures for each training group will be compared to 15 stroke patients without neglect and 15 age‐matched healthy controls |
| Outcomes |
Primary outcomes
Shape cancellation task (T0, T1) Line bisection task (T0, T1) Visual discrimination task (T0, T1) Catherine Bergego Scale (T0, T1)
Secondary outcomes
Visual exploration task (T0, T1) Virtual supermarket (T0, T1) Eye movement behaviour
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| Notes |
End date: 31/05/19. Study author confirms in write‐up phase |
