Sound and light training may bring back sight after stroke

NCT ID NCT05894434

Not yet recruiting Symptom relief Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a training technique that uses repeated flashes of light and bursts of sound to help people who have lost part of their vision after a stroke. The goal is to see if this training can improve how much they can see and how their brain responds. The study will include 72 adults with vision loss from a stroke, some who have had it for a long time and some who recently had a stroke.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Multisensory training (repeated visual and auditory stimuli)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a way to restore some vision in people who have lost sight after a stroke, improving daily life.
What could go wrong: This is an early-stage study with only 72 people. The training may not work for everyone, and results may not apply to all stroke survivors.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cortical blindness Hemianopsia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CORTICAL BLINDNESS, UNSPECIFIED SIDE OF BRAIN HEMIANOPIA HOMONYMOUS

Contacts and locations

Locations

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

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