Brainwave training may help stroke survivors see again
NCT ID NCT07237412
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a brain-training technique called neurofeedback can improve vision in people who have lost part of their visual field due to a stroke. Participants will learn to increase communication between brain regions using EEG feedback. The goal is to expand the visual field and improve contrast sensitivity. The trial is small, with only 14 participants, and is in an early stage.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- EEG neurofeedback training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a non-invasive therapy to improve vision in people with permanent visual field loss after a stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study with only 14 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatment requires long sessions and may not produce meaningful vision improvement.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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 14 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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50 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic, stable HVFD (homologous lateral quadranopsia or hemianopsia) * 12 months or more after stroke * Age range 50-70 * Ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to concentrate for long treatment sessions * Eye disease with impact on visual field or acuity * Presence of non-MRI safe metal in the body * New stroke during study period * Hemispatial neglect
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Division of Neurorehabilitation, University Hospital of Geneva
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGeneva, Canton of Geneva, 1202, Switzerland
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Inselspital
RECRUITINGBern, Canton of Bern, 3010, Switzerland
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