Checking the Usability of a Virtual Reality System in Children With Brain Injury

NCT00358865 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SHEBA-05-3847-AB-CTIL
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to check the usability of Virtual Reality (VR) Video Capture Projected System in children with acquired brain injury(ABI)and comparing their performance to the performance of normally developing children. The trial shall include 15 subjects in each group, aged 6-12 years old. ABI subjects are hospitalized at the hospital's Pediatric Rehabilitation Department Each subject will experience 3 different virtual environments. The subjects in the trial group will practice 3 experiences (3 times in 3 different days) during a period of a week to 10 days, to check the practice effect.In addition, all subjects will be tested in three tests: "PEDI" - to evaluate the functional abilities of daily living (dressing, eating...),The "Melbourne Assessment" - to evaluate functional movements of upper extremities, and the TEA-ch - to evaluate different attention abilities. Performance correlations will be tested between these tests and the performance in the VR first experience.

Conditions

Acquired Brain Injury

Keywords

Virtual Reality; ABI; Projected system

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study sample consisted of 33 children, and was divided into study and control groups: 16 children with ABI from the Pediatric Rehabilitation department at the Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer in the study group (mean age = 7.91, S.D. = 1.43, range from 6 to 11.4 years old), and 17 healthy participants in the control group (mean age = 7.94, S.D. = 1.57, range from 6 - 11.33 years).

You may qualify if:

• acquired brain injury as a result of brain tumor excision intervention, traumatic brain injury, infection, vascular disorders, metabolic disorders or anoxia.
• ability to move at least one of the upper extremities against gravity in a partial range of motion (MMT: -3)

You may not qualify if:

• Significant visual limitations
• Premorbid, progressive mental disorder or neurological injury
• Premorbid learning disability
• healthy subjects
• developmental disorders
• significant medical problems
• neurological disorders

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sheba Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Tel Hashomer (THS) - Pediatric Rehabilitation Department

Ramat Gan, Israel

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Brain Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Craniocerebral Trauma; Trauma, Nervous System; Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• amichay brezner, PhD

  Sheba Medical Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Tamar Weiss, prof.

  Haifa university, OT Department

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Brat Orit, PhD

  Tel Aviv University, OT Department

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 31, 2006
• First Posted: August 1, 2006
• Study Start: December 1, 2005
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2006
• Study Completion: December 1, 2006
• Last Updated: May 7, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-04

Locations

IL (1)