VR headset could spot and treat brain injury blindness
NCT ID NCT07227844
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tests a mixed-reality VR headset to help diagnose and treat 'neglect' — a condition where brain injury patients ignore one side of their world. Five adults with stroke, tumor, or trauma will use the device at home to track and improve their attention. The goal is to see if the headset is safe, practical, and can measure neglect more precisely than current methods.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- VR Neglect Training (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more accessible, home-based tool for diagnosing and treating neglect after brain injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 5 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The device is still experimental and may not improve neglect symptoms.
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Study facts
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 5 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * The study will involve patients over the age of 18 who have been diagnosed with a neurological injury that includes: ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, tumor, or trauma. * Neurological injury that localizes to only one side of the brain * At least one hand that retains dexterity enough to use a controller to extinguish the visual stimulus. * Cognitive ability to understand simple instructions on how to use the device * Visual fields intact Exclusion Criteria: * Bilateral symptomatic injury * Inability to consent or to comply with study * Blindness or severe visual deficits other than neglect
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Conditions
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Barrow Neurological Institute
Phoenix, Arizona, 85013, United States
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