Evaluation of Spatial Navigation Skills in Typically Developing Children and in Children with Cerebral Palsy Using a Head Mounted Display
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
- Enrollment
- 26
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Navigation strategy
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
Spatial navigation skills are very important in everyday activities and quality of life but spatial navigation abilities are not part of the standard process of assessment and rehabilitation of patients. Furthermore, it is known that children with cerebral palsy have impaired visuo-spatial competences. The main objective of this study is to evaluate and compare the spatial navigation abilities of typically developing children and of children with cerebral palsy using the "StarMaze" application delivered by means of a Head Mounted Display (HMD). The second aim is to investigate the user experience during the session. A similar application was already developed and tested in a virtual reality large scale platform whose size and cost limit the accessibility. Therefore, the assessment (and future training) of navigation abilities with affordable and easy-to-use technology such as HMD open new perspectives.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •IQ higher than 70
Exclusion Criteria
- •Subjects with epileptic issues
- •Subjects with poor head control
- •Visual acuity not correctable with eyeglasses
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Navigation strategy
Time Frame: One day
The navigation strategy is measured by the application "StarMaze" delivered by the Oculus Quest viewer and it could be egocentric or allocentric. The strategy is egocentric if the participant finds the treasure in the virtual space by using a self-centred trajectory. The strategy is allocentric if the participant find the treasure in the virtual space by using a trajectory based on environmental cues.
Secondary Outcomes
- Simulator Sickness Questionnaire(One day)
- Independent Television Commission-Sense of Presence Inventory(One day)
- Learning rate(One day)
- Short-form of PANAS-Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scales(One day)
- System Usability Scale(One day)
- Suitability Evaluation Questionnaire - simplified version(One day)