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NCT Number: NCT04679779

Virtual Reality in Children With Hemiparesis

children with cerebral palsy have impaired selective motor control and upper limb functions that affect their performance

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Key information

Conditions

Physical Disability Brain Damage, Chronic Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebral Palsy Nervous System Diseases

Age range

7 year–11 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Egypt

Giza, 12662, Egypt

About this study

Twenty volunteer children diagnosed with hemiparetic cerebral palsy will be recruited from national institute of neuromotor system. they will be randomly assigned to intervention and control group.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • - Age between 7 and 11 years
  • spasticity grade of 1+ or 2 on MAS
  • level I and II on GMFCS
  • level II and III on MACS
  • Being able to cooperate and being motivated

Exclusion criteria

  • visual or auditory problems Severe spasticity (an Ashworth spasticity score of 4 in any upper or lower extremities) Severe mental retardation surgeries for spasticity within the past 12 months, toxin injection within the past six months.
  • Structural or fixed soft tissue deformities in the affected upper extremity

Treatment and study plan

designed occupational therapy program

Other

Exercises facilitating hand skill patterns will include basic reach, grasp, carry and release and the more complex skills of in-hand manipulation and bilateral hand use.

Wii virtual reality games

Other
  • Bowling
  • Frisbee
  • Basketball
  • Boxing

Primary outcomes

  1. Selective voluntary motor control of upper extremity

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Test of Arm Selective Control will be used to assess selective voluntary motor control of upper extremityIt was developed to quantify the extent to which children with cerebral palsy have selective voluntary motor control. It will be used to assess movement of shoulder, elbow, forearm, wrist, finger and thumb by using simple tools for grasp items from two starting sitting positions

Secondary outcomes

  1. Hand grip strength

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    it will be assessed by hand held dynamometer

  2. - Upper limb function

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    it will be assessed by Bruinink-Oseretsky test for motor proficiency subset 7 of upper limb coordination

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Virtual Reality on Selective Motor Control and Upper Limb Functions in Children With Hemiparesis: A Pilot Study

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Dec 22, 2020
Registry last updated
Feb 23, 2021

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