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Effect of use of virtual reality based video games that provide vibration or force feedback through remote controls for improving function of hand and independence in activities of daily living in children having weakness of one side of the body since early life.

Effect of virtual reality and haptic feedback on upper extremity function and functional independence in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/12/038861
Enrollment
36
Registered
2021-12-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: G811- Spastic hemiplegia

Interventions

Intervention1: Virtual reality and haptic feedback with conventional physiotherapy: Experimental group will receive virtual reality and haptic feedback for 30 minutes along with conventional physiothe

Sponsors

Chanan Goyal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: school aged children between 6 and 12 years diagnosed with hemiplegic CP, mild or no difficulty understanding commands, ability to communicate age appropriately or with some difficulty (but a new listener can understand), no uncorrected vision, hearing without the need of a hearing aid, no history of surgical procedures in last 6 months, no history of Botox treatment in last 3 months, Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) score I-III, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) I-III, and willingness to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: mixed or other types of CP, cognitive impairment to an extent that defers understanding of commands, epilepsy, severe visual and/or auditory deficit, and enrolment in other clinical trial

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
a) 9 hole peg test- Time taken to put 9 pegs by affected upper extremity (hemiplegic side) in pegboard will be measured using stop watch b) Box and blocks test- The number of blocks (out of 150 blocks) transferred in one minute from one section of box to another will be countedTimepoint: Measurements will be taken pre intervention and post intervention (after 6 weeks) and will be compared using statistical analysis by SPSS software—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
a) ABILHAND-KIDS- The questionnaire will be answered by the parents regarding the ability of the child to do activities of daily living and scores will noted b) WeeFIM - According to the level of functional independence of the child in the self care domain, scores will be assignedTimepoint: The scores will be noted pre intervention and post intervention (after 6 weeks) and will be compared using statistical analysis by SPSS software—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactWaqar Naqvi

Department of Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College

vishnu.vardhan@dmimsu.edu.in8379917421

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026