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The Effects of Virtual Reality Therapy on Hand Use in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Clinical Trial Feasibility Study

The Effects of Virtual Reality Therapy on Hand Function in children with Cerebral Palsy: a randomized clínical trial feasibility study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-6zyrzjq
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-04-14
Start date
2023-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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Conditions

Hand

Interventions

This is a randomized controlled clinical trial study with single blinding of the researcher during the evaluation and randomization phases. Children with cerebral palsy (CP) aged 4 to 12 years old fro
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Sponsors

Universidade do Estado do Pará - Centro de Ciências Biológica e da Saúde
Lead Sponsor
Universidade do Estado do Pará - Centro de Ciências Biológica e da Saúde
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
4 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children with cerebral palsy; both male and female and aged 4-12 years old; classified according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System Expanded and Revised (GMFCS - E&R) levels I-IV and Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) levels I-IV; with cognitive skills of understanding the verbal commands offered

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) who have undergone treatment with botulinum toxin in the last 6 months in the upper limbs or during the period of intervention with virtual reality (VR); children with cerebral palsy (CP) who have presented neurological complications related to seizures not controlled by medication; who do not agree with the Free and Informed Consent Form (FICF) or Free and Informed Assent Form (FICF)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The aim is to verify whether virtual reality therapy is a therapeutic resource that can help improve the manual function of children with cerebral palsy and whether this improvement is reflected in the performance of activities of daily living (ADLs) and participation—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The aim is to verify whether virtual reality therapy can bring benefits to cognitive function with repercussions of improving spatial perception, praxis, visual motor construction and thought operations—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactKharinni Pereira

Universidade do Estado do Pará - Centro de Ciências Biológica e da Saúde

khaup@hotmail.com+55-91-32849710

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)