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Therapeutic Benefits of Pareidolia in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
Sponsor: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Summary
This study will investigate whether viewing and identifying meaningful shapes or images hidden within nature pictures (pareidolia) can improve motivation and engagement in rehabilitation therapy for adults with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants will be randomly assigned to either a pareidolia-based activity group or a control group and will complete therapy sessions and assessments over approximately three weeks. The findings may help identify a simple, low-risk approach to enhancing rehabilitation participation after TBI
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2026-10-10
Completion Date
2029-08-24
Last Updated
2026-10-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Therapeutic Benefits of Pareidolia
A clinician-guided pareidolia intervention in which participants identify and describe meaningful shapes or images embedded within nature-based visual stimuli during structured rehabilitation sessions. The activity is delivered as a progressive scavenger hunt with varying levels of image difficulty.
Active Comparator #1
Participants complete a comparable walking and nature-image viewing activity without pareidolic images or instructions to identify hidden shapes or patterns.
Locations (1)
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
Chicago, Illinois, United States