Studying Eye Movements to Identify and Treat Visuospatial Problems After Stroke Using Auditory Feedback Training and Standard Rehabilitation

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are studying how eye movements during natural viewing might serve as markers for visuospatial difficulties in people who have had a stroke. This study aims to evaluate a new visual exploration training that uses an auditory biofeedback system to help improve these visuospatial problems. The study involves assessing eye movements, cognitive, motor, and functional status, along with brain imaging to understand the neurological basis of these eye movement patterns. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group will receive ten sessions of the new visual exploration training combined with standard neuropsychological rehabilitation at the IRCCS San Camillo hospital. This training guides eye movements toward important areas of images using real-time auditory feedback. The other group will receive only the standard neuropsychological rehabilitation. Both treatments are conducted in a clinical setting. During the study, participants will undergo assessments before and after rehabilitation, including eye movement recordings during free viewing, multiple neuropsychological tests, and brain imaging to measure structural and functional brain connectivity. The main outcomes are changes in eye movement patterns and improvements on various cognitive and visuospatial tests over 30 days. The study also monitors changes in brain connectivity to understand training effects.

Assessment of Eye Movements in Stroke Patients and Closed-loop Intervention