Spatial Neglect
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Negami therapy group: two weeks with 5 sessions/week of 20-25 minutes each.
Group 2: Standard Neglect therapy group: two weeks with 5 sessions/week of 20-30 minutes each.
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criterion for this study was the presence of spatial neglect. In addition to clinical behavioral observations, diagnostic criteria had to be met in at least two of the following four neglect tests: The Letter Cancellation Test (Weintraub & Mesulam, 1987), the Bells Test (Gauthier et al., 1989), a Copying Task (Johannsen & Karnath, 2004), and a Line Bisection Task (McIntosh et al., 2005).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with tumors or patients in whom scans (CT/MRI) showed no obvious lesions were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - What: Improvement of Neglectsymptomatics. - When: both groups weekly over a 5-week period; Negami therapy group received a 6th examination 1-2 months after completion of therapy - How: Performance assessment was via neglect diagnostics: Letter Cancellation, Bells Cancellation, Copying task, Line Bisection, and a self developed task measuring active exploratory behavior using a tablet | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactHans-Otto Karnath
Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
Outcome results
None listed