Status:
UNKNOWN
Spatial Neglect and Bias in Near and Far Space
Lead Sponsor:
Kessler Foundation
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to learn how people distribute their visual attention when looking at objects nearby versus far away, and why vision may become distracted at near versus far dist...
Detailed Description
Visual distraction is a problem that more often occurs people who have suffered strokes than in the general population. Problems of visual attention generally appear immediately following a stroke, an...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The subject has a history of stroke.
- The subject is 18 to 100 years old.
- The subject is able to give Informed consent.
- The subject is post-Stroke with left-hemisphere injury and has no spatial neglect (no attentional imbalance).
- The subject is post-stroke with right hemisphere damage and has spatial neglect (attentional imbalance).
- Healthy subject with no brain injury.
- The subject is post stroke and has hemianopia (a "visual field cut").
- The subject is able and willing to comply with the study protocol, including availability for all scheduled clinic visits.
Exclusion
- Subjects with brain tumors, head injury with loss of consciousness, visual disorders other than corrected near or far-sightedness, history of learning disabilities, dementia or Alzheimer's Disease.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2004
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
950 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00350012
Start Date
May 1 2004
End Date
October 1 2021
Last Update
February 17 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Kessler Foundation, 1199 Pleasant Valley Way
West Orange, New Jersey, United States, 07052