Hemophilic Knee Arthropathy Virtual Reality (hemophilia)

Maged Basha

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hemophilia; Knee Arthropathy

Treatments: Other: exercise group; Other: virtual reality group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05802368

RHPT/0021/0023

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study intended to examine the effect of a physical rehabilitation program incorporating Kinect-based virtual reality on gait characteristics, functional ability, and physical activity level in adolescents with hemophilic knee arthropathy.

Full description

The usage of virtual reality in clinical practice as an alternative for conventional procedures has recently sparked the interest of health professionals. Virtual reality is a type of computer technology that provides simulated sensory feedback to allow children to participate in activities and events that are comparable to those they could face in real life. It can be used therapeutically to enhance strength, range of motion, coordination, mental concentration, problem solving, decision making, balance, and gait.

Enrollment: 56 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 10 to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• moderate hemophilia
• bilateral involvement of the knee joint
• medically stable and received their factor replacement therapy
• free from contracture or congenital anomalies
• didn't have persisting, disabling pain.

Exclusion criteria

• recent bleeding episodes
• severe radiological abnormalities such as bone erosions, degeneration, bone ankylosis, or joint subluxation
• engagement in a regular exercise program in the past six months
• the unwillingness to stick to the training schedule

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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56 participants in 2 patient groups

study group

Experimental group

Description:

a 30-minute VR-based training session utilizing Kinect Xbox after the session of traditional physical therapy.

Treatment:

Other: exercise group

Other: virtual reality group

control group

Experimental group

Description:

Traditional physical therapy, 30-minutes physical therapy exercise program each week with 48-hour intervals at least

Treatment:

Other: exercise group