Study on Brain Activity During Video Game Play in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Dynamic changes in total hemoglobin concentration in the frontal region during motion-based video gameplay in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A pilot study using portable near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) - DMD Frontal NIRS Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000060957

Enrollment

Registered

2026-03-23

Start date

2025-10-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Male patients with DMD aged elementary school age or older who are undergoing outpatient rehabilitation at our university hospital.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients were excluded if they had previously played the game used in this study, had color blindness, or were unable to read color names.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Total hemoglobin concentration in the prefrontal cortex	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSatomi Okano

Shinshu University School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

satoka@shinshu-u.ac.jp0263372413

Outcome results