H53.4
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: 6-week reading training with computer reading training program: Texts are read according to free choice from the categories history
nature, environment, science
travel guides
novels and stories or texts selected by the patients themselves.
The text is displayed line by line by the computer program.
Arm 1: Each line is displayed horizontally by the program. The text is th
Sponsors
Forschungseinheit für Visuelle Rehabilitation, Department für Augenheilkunde, Universitäsklinikum Tübingen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 81 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Homonymous visual field defects (homonymous Hemianopia, quadrantanopia or homonymous paracentral defects), no or minor ( <= 5°) macular sparing, visual acuity at least 0.6, reading speed < 150 words per minute, duration of the disease at least 6 months (spontaneous improvement of the visual field loss is not to be expected afterwards), German as mother tongue, able to cooperate, able to give consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Significant cognitive impairment (MOCA scale < 25), poor general condition, hemineglect, eye diseases affecting central 10 degree visual field, pre-existing reading and spelling impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Can specific computer-based reading training improve the reading ability of patients with homonymous hemianopia? Is text rotation and vertical reading of functional benefit for patients with homonymous hemianopia because patients can shift the text into their seeing hemifield? The reading speed is measured: - during the training, documented by the training software program (between T1 and T2) - During the examination appointments (T1, T2 and T3) with standardized, printed on paper, reading texts (IReST) and during the measurement of eye movements when reading texts (Radner texts) on the screen. Additionally, eye movement parameters are measured (number of forward saccades, number of regressions, amplitude size, etc...). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Which representation of the reading text is best suited for homonymous hemianopia, horizontal or vertical? Which patients benefit from the training? Does Reading Training Improve Cognition and Quality of Life? Parameters to be measured, see primary endpoint. Comparison of the two groups Arm 1 and Arm 2. Calculation of correlations with patient data (e.g. age at examination, age at onset of disease, duration of disease, side of visual field defect, etc...). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSusanne Trauzettel-Klosinski
Forschungseinheit für Visuelle Rehabilitation, Department für Augenheilkunde, Universitäsklinikum Tübingen
Outcome results
None listed