Spatial Neglect After Right Brain-damage
Conditions
Keywords
spatial neglect, galvanic vestibular stimulation as therapy
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether galvanic vestibular stimulation is effective in the treatment of spatial neglect after right brain-damage.
Interventions
DEVICEDirect current galvanic vestibular stimulation
Sponsors
German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders
Schoen Clinic Bad Aibling
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* spatial neglect after unilateral ischemic infarction or unilateral haemorrhage
Exclusion criteria
* Chronic epilepsy * Metallic implants (including pacemakers) * Brain tumors * Scalp inflammation * Degenerative disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in Neglect Test (NET)due to intervention, the German version of the Behavioral Inattention Test (BIT) | Baseline, Post (day after last intervention session), Follow-up 1 (2 weeks after post testing), Follow-up 2 (4 after post testing) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in visual-tactile search task due to intervention | Baseline, Post (day after last intervention session), Follow-up 1 (2 weeks after post testing), Follow-up 2 (4 after post testing) | Subjects searches objects glued to a board, the time needed to do so is measured |
| Change in subjective haptic vertical due to intervention | Baseline, Post (day after last intervention session), Follow-up 1 (2 weeks after post testing), Follow-up 2 (4 after post testing) | The haptic vertical is assessed with a wooden device, where subjects are asked to adjust a rod into a vertical position. Deviations (in degrees) are measured. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in subjective visual vertical due to intervention | Baseline, Post (day after last intervention session), Follow-up 1 (2 weeks after post testing), Follow-up 2 (4 after post testing) | The visual vertical is assessed with the bucket test, in which subjects are asked to indicate when a visual line is vertical for them. Deviations (in degrees) are measured. |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed