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NCT Number: NCT04533789

Virtual Reality versusTask-oriented for Gait in CP

The children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy had a longer gait cycle, slower walking speed, and longer support phase than did the healthy children. The support phase was longer than the swing phase in the children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

7 year–9 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

South Valley University, Faculty of Physical Therapy

Qina, 83523, Egypt

About this study

This research aims to evaluate the effect of virtual reality (VR) games on balance recovery of children with cerebral palsy (CP) by quantitatively synthesizing the existing literature, and to further determine the impact of VR game intervention (the duration of each intervention, intervention frequency, intervention cycle, and total intervention time) on the balance recovery of children with CP.

A high-intensity task-oriented training programme designed to improve hemiplegic gait and physical fitness was feasible in the present study and the effectiveness exceeds a low intensity physiotherapy-programme in terms of gait speed and walking capacity in hemiplegic cp. In a future study, seems appropriate to additionally use measures to evaluate physical fitness and energy expenditure while walking.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Their age will ranging from 7 to 9 years.
  • Children participated in this study will from both sexes.
  • Their degree of spasticity will ranged from mild to moderate according to Modified Ashworth Scale.
  • All children will able to walk supported or unsupported by the therapist.
  • Children will able to follow the instructions during testing and training.
  • All children had no fixed contractures or deformities at the lower limb.

Exclusion criteria

  • Children with visual or auditory problems.
  • Children with history of epilepsy.
  • Children with structural joints deformities of the lower limbs.
  • Children with history of surgical interference in lower limbs less than one year.
  • Children with convulsions and fixed contractures.
  • Uncooperative children.

Treatment and study plan

selected physical therapy program

Other

strengthening muscles of upper and lower limbs, balancing exercise, gait training in open environment, stretching for elbow flexors and forearm pronators,lower limb hip flexors and knee extensor and ankle dorsiflexors

Primary outcomes

  1. cadence (number)

    Time frame: cadence assessed at day 0.

    number of steps in each min.

  2. cadence (number)

    Time frame: cadence assessed at day 90.

    number of steps in each min.

  3. step length of affected side (cm)

    Time frame: step length assessed at day 0.

    distance between the point of initial contact of one foot and the point of initial contact of the opposite foot (cm)

  4. step length of affected side (cm)

    Time frame: step length assessed at day 90.

    distance between the point of initial contact of one foot and the point of initial contact of the opposite foot (cm)

  5. stride length of affected side(cm)

    Time frame: stride length assessed at day 0.

    the distance from the toe of right foot (starting position) to the toe of right foot (ending position), or the heel of right foot (starting position) to the heel of right foot (ending position). (cm)

  6. stride length of affected side(cm)

    Time frame: stride length assessed at day 90.

    the distance from the toe of right foot (starting position) to the toe of right foot (ending position), or the heel of right foot (starting position) to the heel of right foot (ending position). (cm)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

South Valley University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Wii Sport Games Versus Task-oriented Training on Gait in Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Sep 1, 2020
Registry last updated
Sep 1, 2020

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