Neurobiomarker for Prism Adaptation Treatment Response

June 12, 2025 updated by: University of Utah

Development of a Neuroimaging Biomarker to Identify Optimal Candidates for Prism Adaptation Treatment

Preliminary data will be collected about which individuals with spatial neglect from right hemisphere stroke (aiming vs perceptual neglect) improve with Prism Adaptation Training and if there is a particular pattern of damage in the brain that predicts both the type of neglect experienced and whether neglect is improved following Prism Adaptation Training

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

For preliminary data, twelve individuals with right hemisphere stroke and spatial neglect will participate. After pretesting for type of neglect and its severity, they will have an MRI with Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI). Then they will complete 10 sessions of Prism Adaptation Therapy and complete neglect post-testing. Response to Prism Adaptation Therapy will be assessed by comparing neglect scores pre- and post-training. Traditional lesion mapping, structural and functional lesion disconnectivity analyses, and tract-based spatial statistics of DTI measures will be used to examine whether any patterns of damage/dysfunction are related to a diagnosis of aiming neglect and response to Prism Adaptation Therapy.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Utah
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84108
        • University of Utah

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 1) within 1 month of right hemisphere stroke

    2) suspected of having unilateral spatial neglect

    3) able to provide consent

    4) likely to remain in rehabilitation for 10-12 days or willing to return to the University to complete 10 sessions of treatment and post-treatment testing

    5) able to have an MRI

    6) will be or has been admitted to the Craig H. Neilson Rehabilitation Hospital for rehabilitation or is able to come to the Craig H. Neilson Rehabilitation Hospital for prism adaptation therapy sessions.

    7) age 18-90 years

    8) able to sit in a wheelchair or other chair for 1 hour

    9) able to point straight ahead and hold a pen with right hand

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 1) other neurologic, medical that would interfere with ability to complete the testing or training

    2) no uncorrected visual or hearing problems, other than hemianopsia

    3) contraindications to MRI

    4) unable to provide consent due to significant aphasia or cognitive impairment

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Prism Adaptation Therapy
10 sessions (60 trials each) 1x/day of Prism Adaptation Therapy
Participants wear goggles with built-in prisms (a 20-diopter lens) that shift the visual scene to the right. While wearing the googles they reach to and cross out 60 lines/circles, requiring them to learn to reach more leftward than the visual targets appear. Participants can only see the end of their movements.
Other Names:
  • PAT

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Catherine Bergego Scale
Time Frame: baseline before prism adaptation therapy
asks the impact of neglect behavior on 20 everyday tasks using a 0-3 rating scale. Higher scores = more neglect impact. Total score is sum of item scores
baseline before prism adaptation therapy
Catherine Bergego Scale
Time Frame: post-intervention immediately after prism adaptation therapy
asks the impact of neglect behavior on 20 everyday tasks using a 0-3 rating scale. Higher scores = more neglect impact. Total score is sum of item scores
post-intervention immediately after prism adaptation therapy

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Behavioral Attention Test conventional subtests
Time Frame: baseline pre-prism adaptation therapy
traditional neuropsychological subtests (line crossing, letter cancelation, star cancellation, figure and shape copying, line bisection, and representational drawing). Total score is the sum of scores on subtests with highest score being 146. A score of 129 or higher indicates neglect
baseline pre-prism adaptation therapy
Behavioral Attention Test conventional subtests
Time Frame: post-intervention immediately after prism adaptation therapy
traditional neuropsychological subtests (line crossing, letter cancelation, star cancellation, figure and shape copying, line bisection, and representational drawing). Total score is the sum of scores on subtests with highest score being 146. A score of 129 or higher indicates neglect
post-intervention immediately after prism adaptation therapy

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 5, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

December 5, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 30, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 8, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

July 16, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 17, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 12, 2025

Last Verified

September 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRB_00140741

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

IPD Plan Description

We may share data with colleagues at Emory University and Washington University as they are engaged in similar research and combining data may allow for greater statistical power.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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