NCT02539381

Brief Summary

Visual impairment can affect up to 70% of stroke survivors, but many do not have their vision adequately assessed in hospital. An unidentified visual defect can cause significant problems for recovery and quality of life. The Stroke Vision app (an application currently scaled for a 10" Android tablet) has been developed to act as a screening tool for visual problems in stroke survivors; to help identify visual problems earlier and thereby improve rehabilitation outcomes. The app includes a suite of tests for assessing the patient's acuity, their visual fields and to aid in the identification of visual neglect / inattention. Furthermore, it includes educational information on visual stroke in order to better educate staff, patients and their carers. This study seeks to validate the novel digital assessments included in the Stroke Vision app against the current methods used for screening (clinical examination by confrontation field testing). Both screening measures will be compared with the gold standard methods for visual assessments, Octopus perimetry for fields and paper-based methods for visuospatial neglect

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
62

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2015

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2015

Completed
15 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 16, 2015

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 3, 2015

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2016

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

September 3, 2015

Status Verified

August 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

6 months

First QC Date

July 16, 2015

Last Update Submit

August 31, 2015

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Accuracy of Stroke Vision Tablet App to support assessment of visual field defects when compared with visual field assessment to confrontation in standard clinical practice

    Visual field will be captured either by the Stroke Vision App or by confrontation. Visual field will be reported by assessors (blinded to referral and comparator assessment) as either defect present, no defect present or unable to test. Agreement between visual field assessment supported by the Stroke Vision App and visual field assessment to confrontation in standard clincial practice will be quantified by the Kappa statistic. Accuracy metrics of sensitivity/specificity/predictive values will also be reported.

    All assessments will be conducted following consent at standard clinical assessment visit

  • Accuracy of Stroke Vision Tablet App to support assessment of visual inattention defects when compared to visual inattention assessment to bilateral stimuli in standard clinical practice

    Visual inattention tests will be conducted either by the Stroke Vision App or by inattention to bilateral stimuli in standard clinical practice. Inattention will be reported by assessors (blinded to referral and comparator assessment) as either defect present, no defect present or unable to test. Agreement between visual inattention assessment supported by the Stroke Vision App and inattention to bilateral stimuli in standard clincial practice will be quantified by the Kappa statistic. Accuracy metrics of sensitivity/specificity/predictive values will also be reported.

    All assessments will be conducted following consent at standard clinical assessment visit

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Accuracy of Stroke Vision Tablet App to support assessment of visual field defects when compared with "Gold standard" formal perimetry assessments

    All assessments will be conducted following consent at standard clinical assessment visit

  • Accuracy of Stroke Vision Tablet App to support assessment of visual inattention defects when compared with "Gold standard" Albert's visual inattention test, Star cancellation visual inattention test, Line Bisection test

    All assessments will be conducted following consent at standard clinical assessment visit

Other Outcomes (6)

  • Proportion of patients completing Gold standard vision assessments

    All assessments will be conducted following consent at standard clinical assessment visit

  • Proportion of patients competing usual clinical practice vision assessments

    All assessments will be conducted following consent at standard clinical assessment visit

  • Proportion of patients competing Stroke vision app assessments

    All assessments will be conducted following consent at standard clinical assessment visit

  • +3 more other outcomes

Study Arms (3)

Gold Standard Assessments

OTHER

* Formal perimetry (Goldman or Octopus visual field) * Albert's visual inattention test * Star cancellation visual inattention test * line bisection test * These are performed as part of the routine assessment in the visual stroke orthoptic clinic and neuro-ophthalmology clinics. * The time to perform the assessments or if the participant is unable to complete the assessment will be recorded. * Researcher will record a score (0-10) to quantify the participant's compliance

Procedure: Formal Perimetry (Goldman or Octopus visual Field)Procedure: Albert's visual inattention testProcedure: Star cancellation visual inattention test

Usual Clinical Screening Practice

OTHER

* Visual field assessment to confrontation * Visual inattention assessment to bilateral stimuli * The time to perform the assessments or if the participant is unable to complete the assessment will be recorded. * Researcher will record a score (0-10) to quantify the participant's compliance

Procedure: Visual field assessment to confrontationProcedure: Visual inattention assessment to bilateral stimuli

Stroke Vision App

OTHER

* Digital tumbling E visual accuity assessment * Digital visual field assessment * Digital line crossing assessment * Digital shape cancellation assessment * The time to perform the assessments or if the participant is unable to complete the assessment will be recorded. * Researcher will record a score (0-10) to quantify the participant's compliance

Device: Digital tumbling E visual accuity assessmentDevice: Digital visual field assessmentDevice: Digital line crossing assessmentDevice: Digital shape cancellation assessment

Interventions

Gold Standard Assessments
Gold Standard Assessments
Gold Standard Assessments
Usual Clinical Screening Practice
Usual Clinical Screening Practice
Stroke Vision App
Stroke Vision App

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • All patients referred to Visual Stroke Orthoptic Clinics
  • All patients with stroke or stroke-like visual problems (for example, but not limited to bitemporal hemianopia caused by pituitary adenoma) referred to the neuro-ophthalmology clinics.
  • Consent Provided

You may not qualify if:

  • No spoken English
  • Unable to provide consent
  • Profound cortical blindness

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Gartnavel General Hospital

Glasgow, Scotland, G12 0YN, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

  • Quinn TJ, Livingstone I, Weir A, Shaw R, Breckenridge A, McAlpine C, Tarbert CM. Accuracy and Feasibility of an Android-Based Digital Assessment Tool for Post Stroke Visual Disorders-The StrokeVision App. Front Neurol. 2018 Mar 28;9:146. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00146. eCollection 2018.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Eye AbnormalitiesStroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Eye DiseasesCongenital AbnormalitiesCongenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and AbnormalitiesCerebrovascular DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesVascular DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Christine McAlpine, MBChB FRCP

    NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Christine McAlpine, MBChB FRCP

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
SCREENING
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 16, 2015

First Posted

September 3, 2015

Study Start

July 1, 2015

Primary Completion

January 1, 2016

Study Completion

January 1, 2016

Last Updated

September 3, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-08

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