Perceptual Disorders, Unilateral Spatial Neglect
Conditions
Keywords
Perceptual Disorders, Unilateral spatial neglect, Optokinetic stimulation, Photic stimulation
Brief summary
Hemineglect is a sequel to stroke, which appears more frequently when the injury occurs in the right cerebral hemisphere. Hemineglect refers to those patients who do not pay attention to their left side, presenting movement disorders that do not allow them to participate spontaneously in their activities of daily life. There are different methodologies for the treatment of hemineglect. Among them, we find optokinetic stimulation (OKS), which consists of creating an illusory movement to the left to center the patient's frame of reference and thus, make them pay more attention to their left side. In recent years, the effect that this therapy has on motor movement disorders has begun to be explored, although the parameters for its correct application still seem to be unclear. For this reason, our aim is to describe the effect that the OKS has on balance, posture, spatial representation and conscience, and movement disorders in hemineglect. Patients with hemineglect will undergo OKS to see its influence on the recovery of this sequel of stroke.
Interventions
Participants are placed in a standing position, with support products, if necessary, and virtual reality glasses will be placed where the visual stimuli will be projected. The study will be carried out for 10 weeks with a frequency of two weekly sessions. During them, the participants will receive stimulation with OKS. Stimulation will be performed at 1 cm/second, the vertical black bars will move to the left. The bars change color and the participants will be asked to detect the changes that will occur in the stimulus.
OTHERPlacebo
Participants are placed in a standing position, with support products, if necessary, and virtual reality glasses will be placed where the visual stimuli will be projected. In this group, stimulation consists of a video with static vertical bars that change their colour at a randon intervals, in the same way that in the intervention group. The difference between groups is that in control group, bars are not in movement, preventing from generating optokinetic stimulation.
Sponsors
University of Salamanca
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Masking description
Participants will be assigned to one of the groups through a number contained in an opaque envelope. Only the physiotherapist in charge of applying the intervention sessions will know the assignment group of each participant.
Intervention model description
Randomized clinical trial in which an intervention group will undergo optokinetic stimulation with virtual reality glasses, and the control group will receive placebo sessions.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 18 year old or older * Diagnosis of right stroke * Diagnosis of left heminegligence
Exclusion criteria
* No cooperation and comunication problems * Uncontrolled epileptic seizures or migraines
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diller's cancelation test | 60 minutes | This scale assess USN by crossing letters H included with distractors. The number of letters crossed are calculated. |
| Posture | 60 minutes | To analyze static posture, a pressure platform will be used. It will be measured before and after the application of each experimental situation |
| Stability | 60 minutes | To analyze static balance, a Carbon 5 Flex® pressure platform will be used. It will be measured before and after the application of each experimental situation |
| Fluff Test | 60 minutes | It is a tool specifically designed to assess body representation in patients with hemineglect, through a body examination with closed eyes, and the removal of stickers located on both sides of the body. The percentage of stickers removed from each part of the body is assessed. It will be measured before and after the application of each experimental situation |
| Bisection of the line | 60 minutes | It is one of the most used tools in the assessment of hemineglect. It consists of marking the middle of a line and evaluating how much deviation to the right occurs. The distance in centimeters to the center of the line is calculated. It will be measured before and after the application of each experimental situation |
| Fugl Meyer Assessment Scale | 60 minutes | This scale assess upper limb, lower limb, balance, sensibility, range of motion and pain in patients with stroke. |
| Fullerton Advance Balance Test | 60 minutes | This scale assess balance and postural control. It has a total punctuation of 40 points. People who are under 25 points have risk of fall. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 minute | The participant's date of birth is collected in order to calculate his age in years |
| Date of injury | 1 minute | The date of the injury is registered in order to calculate the time of evolution with the disease |
| Type of injury | 1 minute | Description of injury to analyse if it has some effect during intervention |
| Admission time | 1 minute | Date of involvement in study |
| National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale | 10 minutes | is a tool used by healthcare providers to objectively quantify the impairment caused by a stroke. The NIHSS is composed of 11 items, each of which scores a specific ability between a 0 and 4. For each item, a score of 0 typically indicates normal function in that specific ability, while a higher score is indicative of some level of impairment. The individual scores from each item are summed in order to calculate a patient's total NIHSS score. The maximum possible score is 42, with the minimum score being a 0. |
| Sex | 1 minute | The sex of the participants is recorded at the start of the study |
Countries
Spain
Contacts
Primary ContactFátima Pérez-Robledo, Doctor
Backup ContactRocío Llamas-Ramos, Doctor
Outcome results
None listed