Development of Kinect-assisted Home-based Bilateral Arm Training Program for Cerebral Palsy

National Taiwan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Other: Kinect-based bilateral arm training; Other: Conventional bilateral arm training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02801279

201503112RIND

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the present study is to develop a long term cost-effectiveness (efficient protocol, playful context, and practical strategy) training program for school-age children with Cerebral Palsy. Also, evaluate efficacy of Kinect-assisted bilateral arm training program for children with Cerebral Palsy.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

The inclusion criteria of children with CP are:

1. diagnosed with congenital hemiplegic
2. no excessive muscle tone (Modified Ashworth Scale ≤ 3 at any joints of the upper limb)

The exclusion criteria of children with CP are:

1. have severe cognitive, visual, or auditory disorders according to medical documents, parental reports, and the examiner's clinical observation
2. have injections of botulinum toxin type A.

The inclusion criteria of typically developing children are:

1. absence of medical or developmental diseases which would affect physical and cognitive performances
2. having normal corrected vision
3. studying in regular education classroom in primary school for the 6-12 year-old children.

The exclusion criteria of typically developing children are:

(1) having score not within normal limits in BOTMP-short form

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

Kinect-based bilateral arm training

Experimental group

Description:

The Kinect-based bilateral arm training focuses activities that required the use of both hands by using Kinect game.

Treatment:

Other: Kinect-based bilateral arm training

Conventional bilateral arm training

Experimental group

Description:

The conventional bilateral arm training focuses activities that required the use of both hands.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional bilateral arm training