Motor Learning Through Virtual Reality Task in Individuals With Down Syndrome

NCT02719600 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1033/03
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Background: Down syndrome (DS) has unique physical, motor and cognitive characteristics. Despite cognitive and motor difficulties, there is a possibility of intervention based on the knowledge of motor learning. However, it is important to study the motor learning process in individuals with DS during a virtual reality task to justify the use of virtual reality to organize intervention programs. The aim of this study was to analyze the motor learning process in individuals with DS during a virtual reality task. Methods: A total of 40 individuals participated in this study, 20 of which were with DS (24 males and 8 females, ranging between 11-28 yrs.) and 20 typically developing individuals matched by age and gender to the individuals with DS. To examine this issue, we used software that uses 3D images and reproduced a coincidence timing task.

Conditions

Down Syndrome

Keywords

Virtual Reality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Motor Learning test by using a timing coincident task in virtual reality

  Improvement on their performance, by reaching the task with precision

  four months

Study Arms (2)

Down Syndrome Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Group with Down Syndrome

Behavioral: Virtual reality

Typical Development Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Control group with typical development

Behavioral: Virtual reality

Interventions

Virtual reality BEHAVIORAL

Evaluation of observational motor learning using virtual reality

Down Syndrome Group; Typical Development Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 11 Years - 28 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• medical diagnosis of DS and the ability to understand the task.

You may not qualify if:

• disorders in cognitive function that would prevent comprehension of the experimental instruction

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Sao Paulo: lead

Related Publications (1)

• de Mello Monteiro CB, da Silva TD, de Abreu LC, Fregni F, de Araujo LV, Ferreira FHIB, Leone C. Short-term motor learning through non-immersive virtual reality task in individuals with down syndrome. BMC Neurol. 2017 Apr 14;17(1):71. doi: 10.1186/s12883-017-0852-z.

  PMID: 28410583 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Down Syndrome

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Intellectual Disability; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Abnormalities, Multiple; Congenital Abnormalities; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Chromosome Disorders; Genetic Diseases, Inborn

Study Officials

• Carlos B Monteiro, PhD.

  University of Sao Paulo

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 3, 2016
• First Posted: March 25, 2016
• Study Start: March 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2016
• Study Completion: March 1, 2016
• Last Updated: March 25, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share