Attention Strategy Training for Stroke Survivors With Spatial Neglect
Tests strategy training to help adults with stroke-related attention loss on one side.
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Registry title: Strategy Training for Optimizing Attention for Individuals With Spatial Neglect
Key facts
- Where
- Pittsburgh, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- University of PittsburghPittsburgh, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Pittsburgh
- Trial code
- NCT07331896
- Record updated
- 12 May 2026
- Original description
It is common for individuals after stroke to have a cognitive perceptual impairment called unilateral spatial neglect (neglect). Individuals with neglect have difficulty paying attention to one side of their body or one side of the environment and therefore experience difficulty performing daily activities. There are a lack of effective treatments for neglect and new interventions are needed to help reduce disability for these individuals. Metacognitive strategy training (strategy training) is an intervention that has the potential to reduce neglect-related disability and improve individuals' attention and awareness of their neglect. This study seeks to examine the effects of strategy training on neglect, self-awareness, and disability, specifically for individuals who are living in the community after their stroke.Read full original descriptionShow less
Examining Strategy Training for Optimizing Attention in Rehabilitation for Community-Dwelling Individuals With Spatial Neglect
It is common for individuals after stroke to have a cognitive perceptual impairment called unilateral spatial neglect (neglect). Individuals with neglect have difficulty paying attention to one side of their body or one side of the environment and therefore experience difficulty performing daily activities. There are a lack of effective treatments for neglect and new interventions are needed to help reduce disability for these individuals. Metacognitive strategy training (strategy training) is an intervention that has the potential to reduce neglect-related disability and improve individuals' attention and awareness of their neglect. This study seeks to examine the effects of strategy training on neglect, self-awareness, and disability, specifically for individuals who are living in the community after their stroke.
Inclusion: had a stroke; presence of neglect as determined by score of <18 or 2 or more collisions on the Virtual Reality Lateralized Attention Test (VRLAT); score below established cutoff for neglect on one of the six subtests of the Behavioral Inattention Test (BIT); OR reported signs/symptoms of neglect; ≥18 years old; lives within 30 miles of the University of Pittsburgh in a community dwelling.
Exclusion: subject is currently receiving rehabilitation therapy as part of their usual care; dementia per medical record; active major depressive disorder per medical record; Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination (BDAE) Severity Scale score of 0; not willing to be videotaped.