EMPATIA@Lecco- Balance Rehabilitation of Autistic Children With Virtual rEality
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
- Enrollment
- 22
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- experimental balance assessment
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The general objective of this project is to investigate the possible efficacy of a training based on proprioceptive and visual feedback carried out with the GRAIL (Motekforce Link) virtual reality environment on postural control and balance skills of school-aged children with clinical diagnosis of ASD.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •a clinical diagnosis of ASD
- •All participants were required to have estimated FSIQ of 80 or above
Exclusion Criteria
- •using any stimulant or non-stimulant medication that affects the central nervous system
- •having an identified genetic disorder
- •having vision or hearing problems
- •suffering from chronic or acute medical illness
- •presence of epilepsy
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
experimental balance assessment
Time Frame: approximately 6 weeks after starting the intervention
Balance assessment through the evaluation (with both open and closed eyes) of the center of pression using the GRAIL platform
Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2 (MABC2) (Henderson et al., 2007).
Time Frame: approximately 6 weeks after starting the intervention
The MABC2 consists of eight subtests that evaluate three components of motor proficiency: manual dexterity, ball skills, and static and dynamic balance. For the MABC2, higher scores are indicative of better motor performance.
Secondary Outcomes
- assessment of overground balance using GSENSOR (BTS Bioengineering), a medical device for motion analysis(approximately 6 weeks after starting the intervention)
- Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ) (Wilson et al., 2007).(approximately 6 weeks after starting the intervention)
- assessment of balance in response to perturbation applied by accelerating the dual-belt treadmill the dominant side at toe-off(approximately 6 weeks after starting the intervention)
- evaluation of gait features using the GRAIL (Motekforce Link)(approximately 6 weeks after starting the intervention)