Examining Measurement of Behavioral Neglect Post Stroke

Stroke Clinical Trial

Official title:

Examining Measurement of Behavioral Neglect Post Stroke

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02935270
• Other study ID #: PR00044531
• Status: Completed
• Start date: January 2016
• Est. completion date: February 21, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: November 2022
• Source: Medical University of South Carolina
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine measurement of unilateral neglect post stroke. Although a number of clinical assessments are used to measure neglect, it is unclear whether items from some of the most commonly used assessments are able to effectively and comprehensively measure neglect. This study will determine whether these assessments measure different aspects of neglect and whether items from various neglect assessments can be combined to more effectively measure neglect.

Description:

Many individuals have difficulty attending to the affected side of their body or to the affected side of space after stroke (unilateral neglect). Although a number of clinical assessments are used to measure this inattention, it is unclear whether items from some of the most commonly used assessments are able to effectively and comprehensively measure inattention. Clinical assessments provide critical information to clinicians and researchers and are used to inform treatment and document patient progress. Therefore, it is important that investigators more closely examine these existing assessments.

Individuals who demonstrate impaired attention to the affected side after stroke also have greater motor impairment than individuals who do not have impaired attention, but investigators do not know how inattention affects reaching movements using the impaired arm. This study will examine various methods used to assess inattention to the affected side after stroke and also examine how inattention affects reaching movements of the impaired arm.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 55
• Est. completion date: February 21, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: February 21, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Unilateral hemispheric stroke

• 18 years or older

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe aphasia

• Inability to follow 2-step directions

• Presence of other neurological disease that may impair vision or perception during performance of evaluation procedures

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hemispatial Neglect
• Perceptual Disorders
• Stroke

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Medical University of South Carolina	Charleston	South Carolina

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Medical University of South Carolina

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Catherine Bergego Scale		One-time assessment scheduled over 1-2 days
Primary	Behavioral Inattention Test		One-time assessment scheduled over 1-2 days
Primary	Naturalistic Action Test		One-time assessment scheduled over 1-2 days
Primary	Virtual Reality Lateralized Attention Test		One-time assessment scheduled over 1-2 days
Primary	Kinematic Assessment of Arm Movement		One-time assessment scheduled over 1-2 days
Secondary	Arm Use measured by Accelerometers	Accelerometers will be issued on the first assessment day. Participants will wear accelerometers for 3 days.	One-time assessment scheduled over 3 days