Actively Recruiting
Prism Adaptation Therapy (PAT) for Right Brain Stroke Rehabilitation
Led by VA Office of Research and Development · Updated on 2026-04-23
244
Participants Needed
4
Research Sites
256 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
After a right brain stroke, \>50% of Veterans experience problems with dressing, eating, self-care or steering their wheelchairs because their ability to move, orient, and respond toward the left side is limited: spatial neglect. Spatial neglect prevents them from functioning independently, and their needs in the hospital and at home are greatly increased. An effective treatment for spatial neglect is 10 days of visuomotor training while wearing optical prisms (PAT), however many clinicians \[fail to diagnose spatial neglect and use this approach. In this study, the investigators will develop a brain scanning test that could objectively identify the Veterans with spatial neglect after stroke who are the best candidates to receive PAT and recover their ability to function. When the research is complete, the investigators expect that brain scans done in the hospital can guide the team to refer Veterans to PAT rehabilitation: improving daily life function\] and quality of life.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Prism Adaptation Therapy (PAT) for Right Brain Stroke Rehabilitation
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Has had a first right brain stroke and is older than 18 years
- Stroke occurred 1 to 4 months before enrollment
- Can sit up, see out of both eyes, and point to objects with vision better than 20/50
- Can give informed consent to participate
You will not qualify if you...
- Diagnosed with other chronic disabling neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis or Alzheimer Disease
- Has had a clinical left brain stroke or prior strokes with more than two lacunes larger than 15 mm
- Unable to sit up for testing and receiving prism adaptation therapy
- Vision worse than 20/50 when viewing with both eyes
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 4 locations
1
VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT
West Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06516-2770
Actively Recruiting
2
Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA
Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30033-4004
Actively Recruiting
3
VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System, Leeds, MA
Leeds, Massachusetts, United States, 01053-9764
Actively Recruiting
4
Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-1702
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Akila Sanjay, BA
CONTACT
A
Anna M Barrett, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Number of Arms
2
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