Motivating Occupational Virtual Experiences In Therapy for Kids
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Virtual Reality, Occupational Therapy
In brief
A rater-blinded randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be conducted to compare the efficacy of MOVE-IT use in a remotely supervised home exercise program (HEP) to usual care for recovery of upper extremity (UE) function in children with hemiplegia.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04510857
- Run by
- Barron Associates, Inc.
- People needed
- 25
- Starts
- 2022-06-17
- Expected to finish
- 2024-06-15
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-10-15
Who can join
Age: 4 and older, up to 14. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Diagnosis of hemiplegia resulting from cerebral palsy, stroke, or other form of brain injury;
- Medically stable;
- Participant has antigravity strength in the affected UE at the elbow to at least 45 degrees of active flexion;
- Participant has antigravity shoulder strength in the affected UE to at least 30 degrees each in active flexion, abduction/adduction, and 15 degrees in active internal/external rotation when in an upright and seated position;
- Participant has ability to perform a basic color-matching test and identify characters on a vision chart;
- Participant must be available to attend study visits during an approximately 3-week participation period;
- Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits and study procedures.
You may not qualify if…
- History of uncontrolled seizures;
- Has received another form of intensive UE therapy, such as CIMT, within the prior 6 months;
- Unwillingness or inability to understand or follow verbal directions;
- Diagnosis of moderate to severe cortical-visual impairment that in the judgement of the Principal Investigator could adversely impact the subject's participation;
- Psychological diagnosis that in the determination of the Principal Investigator could significantly impact subject's participation or that could be aggravated by study participation;
- Determination that participation would result in over exertion, or significant discomfort or pain;
- Determination that participation would result in significant agitation or elevated stress;
- Visual field deficit in either eye that impairs the ability to view the computer monitor.
Where it is running
- Duke University — Durham, North Carolina, United States
- University of Virginia (UVA) — Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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