imbs Alive: Use of video games to provide motivating, child centred therapy to improve bimanual skills for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hemiplegic cerebral palsy; Nervous System Diseases; Spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy

• Registration Number: ISRCTN91944190
• Lead Sponsor: ewcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-11-29
• Study Completion: 2012-12-30
• Last Update Posted: 6 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

1. Hemiplegic cerebral palsy
2. Able to actively grasp the game controller with the paretic hand, though grasp need not be maintained.
3. Male & Female, age 7-15 years

Exclusion Criteria

1. IQ less than 70
2. Severe behavioural problems
3. Severe visual impairment
4. Severe fixed contractures of the wrist or elbow
5. Epilepsy induced by the flicker frequency of a computer screen

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified