Home-based vision training guided by brain imaging

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

BRIGHT uses a crossover design to combine visual testing, brain imaging, and home-based training to explore neural pathways of training-driven visual recovery. It compares high- and low-level perceptual training delivered remotely to see which helps improve visual performance. The study includes adults with unilateral or bilateral focal brain injury and visual field loss, who are eligible for MRI. Safety screening and informed consent are required before participation. The trial is led by Georgetown University with collaboration from the American Heart Association and is conducted at Georgetown University Medical Center.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. At least 18 years of age.
2. Capable of providing informed consent and complying with study procedures.
3. Unilateral or bilateral focal brain damage causing visual field loss.
4. At least three months post-stroke or traumatic brain injury, or a stable brain tumor within the past year.
5. Eligible for MRI based on standard safety screening.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Severe neurological or psychiatric conditions unrelated to the focal lesion that may interfere with study participation or data interpretation.
2. Current or recent (within the past 6 months) drug or alcohol abuse or addiction as defined by DSM-5.
3. Ocular disease or disorder.

Where it's running

• Georgetown University Medical Center
  Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Tina Liu, PhD
• Email: tina.liu@georgetown.edu
• Phone: 2027849920

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.