Clinical trials: Hemispatial Neglect
Stroke, Hemispatial Neglect
Guanfacine for the Treatment of Spatial Neglect and Impaired Vigilance
To find out if spatial neglect following stroke and brain injury can be reduced using guanfacine, a drug that was shown to improve neglect in two stroke patients in a previous pilot study (Malhotra et al, 2006).
- Trial name
- GASNIV (NCT00955253)
- Testing
- Guanfacine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Hemispatial Neglect
Effectiveness of Mirror Therapy in Stroke Patients With Unilateral Neglect - A Randomized Controlled Trial
Hemi spatial neglect, or the tendency to ignore stimuli originating in a portion of the environment contra lateral to a cerebral lesion, can be a major source of functional handicap after stroke.
- Trial name
- MUST (NCT01735877)
- Testing
- Mirror therapy, Control group
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India