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Strategy Training for Optimizing Attention in Stroke Patients with Spatial Neglect

This study is testing two different approaches to help people who have had a stroke and are experiencing spatial neglect. Spatial neglect means you have trouble paying attention to one side of your body or surroundings. The study will compare "Strategy Training," which teaches you personalized ways to overcome daily challenges, with "Attention Control," which uses a reflective listening approach. The goal is to see if Strategy Training can reduce neglect and improve your attention and awareness. You may be able to join if you are at least 18 years old, have had a stroke, and show signs of neglect. The study aims to enroll 45 participants, but its current status is unclear.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 45 participants. It compares two behavioral interventions: Strategy Training and Attention Control.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your attention and neglect will be measured from the start of the study up to 60 days after the intervention.

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NCT07331896

Strategy Training for Optimizing Attention for Individuals With Spatial Neglect

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of Pittsburgh
~45 participants
Updated 2026-05-12 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Strategy TrainingAttention Control

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change in attention/neglect
Measured over Baseline to Post-intervention (up to 60 days)

Conditions

Stroke
Neglect, Hemispatial

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniano site contact published

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • Emily Grattan, PhD, OTR/L · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Pittsburgh

Who to contact

Emily Grattan, PhD, OTRlL
[email protected]
412-648-0619
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Eligibility criteria

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

Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination (BDAE) Severity Scale score of 0
dementia per medical record
active major depressive disorder per medical record
not willing to be videotaped
subject is currently receiving rehabilitation therapy as part of their usual care

What this trial measures

  • Change in attention/neglectBaseline to Post-intervention (up to 60 days)

    Change in attention/neglect measured with the Catherine Bergego Scale. Total scores on the Catherine Bergego Scale therapist-rated assessment range from 0-30 (higher=greater neglect). The a priori criterion for change was a medium effect size of change (Cohen's d≥0.5)