Unilateral Spatial Neglect
Conditions
Keywords
vibration, stroke, activities of daily living
Brief summary
This study will measure if five minutes of vibration to the upper back neck muscles, prior to standard of care treatment, will improve symptoms of spatial neglect and/or activities of daily living function for patients who have had a stroke.
Detailed description
Spatial neglect is a common syndrome following stroke, most frequently of the right side of the brain. Such patients fail to be aware of objects or people to their left. This study is being done to learn if vibration treatment can improve visual/spatial neglect and activities of daily living in stroke patients better than current standard intervention.This treatment will be performed by occupational therapist practitioners prior to regular occupational therapy session using a vibration tool.
Interventions
OTHERVibration to upper posterior neck muscles
Vibration to upper posterior neck muscles using a vibrational tool.
OTHERStandard of Care
Standard of care treatment
Sponsors
Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years old or older * demonstrated visual/spatial neglect, as demonstrated by NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and deficits in assessing tactile extinction and visuospatial neglect done on admission.
Exclusion criteria
* severe pain or skin disease at the posterior neck * severe atherosclerosis of carotid arteries by an ultrasonic evaluation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Inattention test | Day 0 | A short screening battery of tests to assess the presence and the extent of visual neglect on a sample of everyday problems faced by patients |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Inattention test | Day 30 | A short screening battery of tests to assess the presence and the extent of visual neglect on a sample of everyday problems faced by patients |
| Catherine Bergego Scale (CBS) | Day 0 | a standardized checklist to detect presence and degree of unilateral neglect during observation of everyday life situations. |
| Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AM-PAC) | Day 0 | AM-PAC measures patients' capabilities in functional areas for prioritization of therapy resources. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed