Feasibility of the Portable YouGrabber System

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Meningomyelocele; Traumatic Brain Injury; Stroke; Central Nervous System Diseases; Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Device: YouGrabber

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02368223

YouGrabber_Feasibility_2014

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to determine the feasibility of the portable version of the YouGrabber® system in children with central motor disorders.

Full description

In a feasibility trial with the portable version of the YouGrabber® system it will be determined if the technique and equipment are ready to be used in a home setting where children with central motor disorders train with assistance of caregivers but without a therapist. Furthermore, it will be examined if children and adolescents with central motor disorders accept this home-based system and if they are motivated for using it.

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Central motor disorders
• Ability to sit in an upright position for 45 minutes

Exclusion criteria

• Manual Ability Classification Scale (MACS) V
• Severe visual or auditory impairments
• Severe photosensitive epilepsy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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15 participants in 1 patient group

YouGrabber training

Experimental group

Description:

Home-based YouGrabber training

Treatment:

Device: YouGrabber