Down Syndrome
Conditions
Keywords
Down syndrome DS, Virtual Reality VR
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to identify the effect of fully-immersive virtual reality technology on cognitive functions of children with Down syndrome
Detailed description
Intellectual disability is recognized as one of the most prominent features of DS which is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability. Cognitive functioning often changes across the lifespan and is moderated by several comorbid factors such as sensory impairments, seizures, autism, sleep disruption, and other medical and psychiatric conditions (Grieco et al., 2015). There is encouraging evidence supporting the use of non-immersive virtual environments to provide useful learning, rehabilitation, and leisure experiences for people with intellectual disabilities. Therefore, immersive VR applications may also be an effective way to improve motivation and engagement for children with DS in learning settings (Michalski et al., 2022). Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of full-immersive VRapeutic software gaming technology on cognitive functions of children with Down syndrome
Interventions
DEVICEfull-immersive VRapeutic software gaming technology
* Children of the study group will receive VR training sessions 3 times per week for 8 successive weeks. * Viblio VRapeutic fully immersive game will be used. * Manual instructions of the game will be followed and features of the game will be customized. * The child instructed to put back a pile of books on the floor into their shelves. * Level II of the game we will use audio visual distractors , repeated parrot sound and the child is required to order the books by colors * Level III distracting tasks during book ordering * The complexity of the game depend on task duration, number of books and the nature of distractors
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
A prospective Randomized controlled trial of pre-post study design with a two months follow up evaluation will be used
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 10 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosed with Down Syndrome Age from 6-10 years Both Genders will be included IQ Ranges from 50-69(mild intellectual disability) they will be able to understand the instructions able to walk independently
Exclusion criteria
* Significant Visual or Hearing problems Significant mental or psychological problems that interfere with understanding instructions musculoskeletal problems or fixed deformities in upper or lower limbs Current hospitalization for urgent Medical reasons
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rate of change of cognitive function by using the rehacom device | up to two months | Assessing the change of the cognitive function By using the Rehacom Device within two months |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactAmira Eltohamy, Professor
Backup Contactmaya galal, lecturer
Outcome results
None listed