Developmental Delays
Conditions
Keywords
virtual reality system, children, developmental delay
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of virtual reality system on children with developmental delays.
Detailed description
Participants attended eight 30-minute sessions of virtual reality system for 4 weeks in addition to regular rehabilitation programs.
Interventions
The participants were randomly assigned to either Group A or Group B. Group A received rehabilitation treatment and additional virtual reality system for 1 month, followed by rehabilitation treatment for 1 month; by contrast, the participants in Group B received rehabilitation treatment for 1 month, followed by rehabilitation treatment and additional virtual reality system for 1 month.
Sponsors
Ru-Lan Hsieh
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* confirmed to have developmental delays * provided informed consent * 2 to 12 years old
Exclusion criteria
* failed to provide informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| health of children (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory) | changes from baseline at one and two months. | Following the recruitment and baseline assessment, outcome measures were assessed before treatment (Time 0), at the end of first intervention in the fourth week (Time 1), and at the end of second intervention in the eighth week (Time 2). |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed