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.
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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
56
a 30-minute VR-based training session utilizing Kinect Xbox after the session of traditional physical therapy.
Traditional physical therapy, 30-minutes physical therapy exercise program each week with 48-hour intervals at least
King Khalid Hospital
Al Kharj, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Gait Analysis
Each participant was instructed to walk bare feet with a comfortable, self-selected speed along a 10-meter walkway while the trajectories of reflective markers and forces were respectively recorded through 12 optoelectronic cameras (Vicon Motion Systems Ltd., Oxford, UK) with a 120-Hz sampling rate and two force plates at 1000 Hz.
Time frame: at first week
Gait Analysis
Each participant was instructed to walk bare feet with a comfortable, self-selected speed along a 10-meter walkway while the trajectories of reflective markers and forces were respectively recorded through 12 optoelectronic cameras (Vicon Motion Systems Ltd., Oxford, UK) with a 120-Hz sampling rate and two force plates at 1000 Hz.
Time frame: after 12 weeks
Functional ability assessment
The 6-minute walk test was used to assess functional abilities.
Time frame: at first week
Functional ability assessment
The 6-minute walk test was used to assess functional abilities.
Time frame: after 12 weeks
Physical activity level assessment
The Adolescents' Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ-A) in Arabic edition was used to measure the physical activity level assessment.
Time frame: at first week
Physical activity level assessment
The Adolescents' Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ-A) in Arabic edition was used to measure the physical activity level assessment.
Time frame: after 12 weeks
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