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NCT Number: NCT03142087

The Effect of Virtual Reality Exercises on Balance in Children With Brain Tumors

30 patients with brain tumor will be included in the study between the ages of 6 and 18 who have undergone surgery. Patients included in the study will be randomly assigned to two groups. The study group will be included in the Nintendo Wii Fit Plus Balance Game exercise program under the supervision of a physiotherapist for 2 days per week for 8 weeks. The control group will be taken to the conventional exercise program under the supervision of a physiotherapist for 2 days a week, 1 hour a day. The assessments will be made before the exercise program begins and at the end of the 8th week. Patients' physical measurements were assessed by anthropometric evaluations, muscle strength measurement, pain Visual Analogue Scale, walking Observational Walking Analysis, Balanced Pediatric Functional Range Test, Timed Up and Go (TUG) and one foot standing test and Nintendo Wii Fit Plus Balance Assessment, Functional capacity 2 min. With Walking Test, fatigue with PedsQL Multidimensional Fatigue Scale, daily life activities will be evaluated with WeeFIM.

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Key information

Age range

6 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Bezmialem Vakıf University

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

In our pediatric rehabilitation policlinic we have seen that these children has problems in balance and coordination from cause muscle weakness and cerebral-sensory-proprioceptive problems. We have evaluated with all parameters belong the physiotherapy and rehabilitation measurements and then planning this study with study protocol.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 6-18 years of children
  • brain tumor

Exclusion criteria

  • have any conditions with exercises
  • neurological and musculoskeletal disorders

Treatment and study plan

Exercises

Other

exercise

Primary outcomes

  1. the effects of virtual reality exercises evaluating with Nintendo Wii Fit Plus on balance

    Time frame: change from baseline balance at 8 weeks

    Nintendo Wii Fit Plus Game Console evaluation parameters which are percentage of weight bearing and central of gravity

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Bezmialem Vakif University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
May 5, 2017
Registry last updated
Jan 5, 2018

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