Virtual Reality for Neglect Diagnostics (KMS-Neglect)

Charité University Medicine Berlin

Status: Completed

Conditions: Spatial Neglect; Stroke

Treatments: Behavioral: virtual reality setup; Other: c-mri; Behavioral: paper and pencil tests

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01399073

KMS-Neglect

Details and patient eligibility

About

Compared to the classical "paper and pencil"-tests, testing patients in our virtual reality setup might have a higher sensitivity and specificity.

Enrollment: 27 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria for neglect patients:

• age ≥18 and <80 years
• first stroke
• neglect symptoms
• no hemianopsia symptoms
• consent given by the patient

Inclusion Criteria for hemianopsia patients:

• age ≥18 and <80 years
• first stroke
• no neglect symptoms
• hemianopsia symptoms
• consent given by the patient

Inclusion Criteria for Controls:

• age ≥18 and <80 years
• no neurological deficits
• informed consent

Exclusion Criteria (for all groups):

• language comprehension deficits
• motor deficits of the upper extremities
• cognitive impairments (MMSE <20 or SKT >15 or DEMTEC >12)
• depression
• seizure disorders
• claustrophobia

Trial design

27 participants in 3 patient groups

Patients with Neglect

Treatment:

Other: c-mri

Behavioral: virtual reality setup

Behavioral: paper and pencil tests

Patients with Hemianopsia

Treatment:

Other: c-mri

Behavioral: virtual reality setup

Behavioral: paper and pencil tests

Healthy age-matched controls

Treatment:

Other: c-mri

Behavioral: virtual reality setup

Behavioral: paper and pencil tests