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Comparing CIMT With Virtual Reality to CIMT

NCT06506682 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2024-07-17

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Summary

This study is being done to compare constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT) to CIMT combined with virtual reality technology (CIMT+VR) and its impact on how the children with unilateral cerebral palsy use their arm. CIMT is an intensive upper limb therapy for children with one sided (unilateral) cerebral palsy where the child wears a constraint (splint or mit) on their dominant hand so that they use the involved (weaker) side to do activities. Both groups will work on using both arms together to complete activities (bimanual training) as a way to transfer newly learned skills with one hand into two handed tasks. Assessments before and after the intervention will include clinical assessments (where a research team member observes the child doing tasks and ask questions), motion capture (where the child's movement is recorded using multiple cameras), and wearable sensors on the wrists (like a watch).

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Constraint Induced Movement Therapy

CIMT is an intensive upper limb therapy for children with unilateral (one sided) cerebral palsy where the child wears a constraint (splint or mit) on their dominant hand so that they use the involved (weaker) side to do activities

BEHAVIORAL

CIMT + VR

Participants in the CIMT+VR group of this study protocol will do everything the CIMT group does PLUS will utilize at least 4 of the following VR technologies each day of intervention: FitMi, Tyromotion Pablo® UpperExtremity, Hocoma Armeo® Spring Pediatric, Nintendo Wii, and Parrot Drone.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Texas Woman's University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-05-17
Primary Completion
2022-07-22
Completion
2024-05-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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