Training Balance Control in Children With Cerebral Palsy Using Virtual Reality Games

University Ghent

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy, Spastic

Treatments: Other: Balance rehabilitation using X-box One & Kinect

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03219112

2015/0666 (Other Identifier)

B670201525057

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study the clinical relevance of the use of commercially available virtual reality games in the rehabilitation of balance will be assessed in children with cerebral palsy. It will be investigated how different commercially available platforms (i.e. Xbox One + Kinect and Nintendo Wii + balance board) will affect the compensations of children with cerebral palsy to preserve their balance. The effect of 1 training session will be assessed as well as the effect of a long-term training of 8 weeks.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. children diagnosed with cerebral palsy (spastic type)
2. age: 8-11 years and 11 months
3. bilateral CP (diplegia) & unilateral CP (hemiplegia)
4. GMFCS level 1 & 2
5. able to independently stand still for 2 minutes
6. sufficient cooperation to participate in the measurements and training

Exclusion criteria

1. No informed consent
2. surgery of the lower limbs that affects mobility
3. Botulinum-toxin A treatment within 6 months prior to inclusion in the study
4. vestibular deficits, benign vertigo, ADHD or instable epilepsia

For typically developing children:

Inclusion criteria;

1. age: 8-11 years and 11 months
2. no history of neurologic, musculoskeletal or other impairments that could affect mobility

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

15 cp children + 10 typically developing children (anticipated) Will have 8 weeks VR training Will have 1 VR training session

Treatment:

Other: Balance rehabilitation using X-box One & Kinect

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

15 cp children (anticipated) Will not have 8 weeks of VR training Will not have 1 VR training session