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Can sound and light help stroke patients see again?
NCT ID NCT07317739
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how common vision loss is after a stroke and tests a new rehab method. 300 stroke patients will either get standard rehab or standard rehab plus audio-visual stimulation training using a special device. The goal is to see if this extra training helps improve their visual field defects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- audio-visual stimulation training using the AV DESK Flexi device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-invasive way to help stroke survivors regain some lost vision.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with no phase, so results are uncertain. The training may not improve vision more than standard rehab alone.
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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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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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18 to 99 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: 1. Patients aged 18 to 99 years with stroke (excluding isolated cerebellar, brainstem, or spinal cord strokes), admitted to Neurology in IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital with the ability to understand and sign the informed consent for study participation. 2. Mobility of at least one upper limb. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Presence of cognitive impairment (with an MMSE score less than 24), which limits the understanding of the informed consent or the ability to perform the test. 2. Difficulty moving both upper limbs. 3. Presence of ocular comorbidity that could affect visual field assessment before stroke. 4. Presence of fluent aphasia, neglect, or head and gaze deviation. 5. Presence of disturbances in the state of consciousness 6. Presence of delirium
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