Feasibility of Virtual Reality in Children With Neuromuscular Disease, Effectiveness of Virtual Reality and Biofeedback

Merve Kurt

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Biofeedback; Virtual Reality; Spinal Muscular Atrophy; Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; Neuromuscular Disease

Treatments: Other: Conventional rehabilitation; Other: Virtual Reality Training; Other: Biofeedback Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03689660

Merve Kurt

Details and patient eligibility

About

Our study is a randomized controlled study and the subjects included in the study will be divided into three groups as virtual reality training, biofeedback training, and conventional rehabilitation.

Full description

We have 3 purposes:

Determine the feasibility of virtual reality training in children with neuromuscular disease. To determine the effect of virtual reality, biofeedback training, and conventional rehabilitation on functional levels and balances of children with neuromuscular disease. To compare the motivation of children with neuromuscular disease to virtual reality, biofeedback training, and conventional rehabilitation.

Enrollment: 24 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Volunteer to participate in the study
• Being diagnosed with the neuromuscular disease
• No other systemic or neurological disease
• No significant visual or auditory loss
• Continuation of ambulation (10 m walking independently)
• Be able to understand simple commands

Exclusion criteria

• Performing a drug change at 3 months before treatment or during treatment which may affect muscle strength
• Acute inflammation in the musculoskeletal system
• Finding any orthopedic problem that prevents activities during the research

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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24 participants in 3 patient groups

Virtual Reality Training

Experimental group

Description:

Virtual reality treatment will be applied during the 12 weeks. The training will consist of three sessions per week and 30 minutes per session.

Treatment:

Other: Virtual Reality Training

Biofeedback Training

Experimental group

Description:

Biofeedback training will be applied during the 12 weeks. The training will consist of three sessions per week and 30 minutes per session.

Treatment:

Other: Biofeedback Training

Conventional Rehabilitation

Other group

Description:

Participants will continue this rehabilitation program if they are already getting rehabilitation in a rehabilitation center. If they do not participate in any rehabilitation program, they will be included in the conventional rehabilitation program by us.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional rehabilitation