Virtual Reality in Children With Hemiparesis

Cairo University20 enrolled

Overview

children with cerebral palsy have impaired selective motor control and upper limb functions that affect their performance

Twenty volunteer children diagnosed with hemiparetic cerebral palsy will be recruited from national institute of neuromotor system. they will be randomly assigned to intervention and control group.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Physical Disability

Interventions

designed occupational therapy programOTHER

Exercises facilitating hand skill patterns will include basic reach, grasp, carry and release and the more complex skills of in-hand manipulation and bilateral hand use.

Wii virtual reality gamesOTHER

1. Bowling 2. Frisbee 3. Basketball 4. Boxing

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 7 YearsMax age: 11 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * \- Age between 7 and 11 years * spasticity grade of 1+ or 2 on MAS * level I and II on GMFCS * level II and III on MACS * Being able to cooperate and being motivated Exclusion Criteria: * visual or auditory problems Severe spasticity (an Ashworth spasticity score of 4 in any upper or lower extremities) Severe mental retardation surgeries for spasticity within the past 12 months, toxin injection within the past six months. * Structural or fixed soft tissue deformities in the affected upper extremity

Locations (1)

Egypt

Giza, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Selective voluntary motor control of upper extremity

Test of Arm Selective Control will be used to assess selective voluntary motor control of upper extremityIt was developed to quantify the extent to which children with cerebral palsy have selective voluntary motor control. It will be used to assess movement of shoulder, elbow, forearm, wrist, finger and thumb by using simple tools for grasp items from two starting sitting positions

Time frame: 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Hand grip strength

it will be assessed by hand held dynamometer

Time frame: 6 weeks

- Upper limb function

it will be assessed by Bruinink-Oseretsky test for motor proficiency subset 7 of upper limb coordination

Time frame: 6 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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