Comparing CIMT With Virtual Reality to CIMT

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Conditions studied: Cerebral Palsy

In brief

This study is being done to compare constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT) to CIMT combined with virtual reality technology (CIMT+VR) and its impact on how the children with unilateral cerebral palsy use their arm. CIMT is an intensive upper limb therapy for children with one sided (unilateral) cerebral palsy where the child wears a constraint (splint or mit) on their dominant hand so that they use the involved (weaker) side to do activities. Both groups will work on using both arms together to complete activities (bimanual training) as a way to transfer newly learned skills with one hand into two handed tasks. Assessments before and after the intervention will include clinical assessments (where a research team member observes the child doing tasks and ask questions), motion capture (where the child's movement is recorded using multiple cameras), and wearable sensors on the wrists (like a watch).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06506682

Run by

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

People needed

24

Starts

2021-05-17

Expected to finish

2024-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2024-07-17

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 16. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• have cerebral palsy (a brain injury that causes muscle movement problems) or are a non-progressive brain injury to the developing brain and have difficulty using one of your arms

You may not qualify if…

• unable to complete assessment protocol

Where it is running

• Scottish Rite for Children — Dallas, Texas, United States

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