Hemianopia rehabilitation using VR

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Examination of brain plasticity through structural and functional MRI during audio-visual training in hemianopia patients with Virtual Reality.

• IRAS ID

  321304

• Contact name

  Georg Meyer

• Contact email

  georg@liverpool.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Liverpool

• ISRCTN Number

  ISRCTN69117496

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 0 months, 6 days

• Research summary

  The study was designed to present visual stimulus sequences that replicate a conventional visual search scanning with additional audio cues to simulate real-life environments and turn the task into a ‘game’ where patients are awarded performance-related points.
  Following on from an existing baseline research programme with healthy participants we will recruit 30 participants and measure outcomes (objective and subjective), functional and structural brain changes (using fMRI, DTI, and structural imaging).

• REC name

  West of Scotland REC 3

• REC reference

  23/WS/0026

• Date of REC Opinion

  20 Mar 2023

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion