Effects of Nintendo Wii Balance Board in Children With Cerebral Palsy

I wan to check the effects of Nintendo Wii balance board therapy in children with CP.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Cerebral Palsy; Balance Problem
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Nintendo Wii balance board

Detailed Description

Evaluate the effects of Nintendo Wii balance board therapy in combination with conventional physical therapy.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 24
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Punjab
    • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, 40050
      • Rising Sun Institute

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 7 years to 14 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• children with age of 7-14 years. No history of falls. children able to stand independently. delays in gait development.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children with hemiplegic CP. Comorbidities. children with lower limb contractures. hearing disorders. children with epilepsy.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: conventional physical therapy; stretching, strengthening and balance exercises	Other: Nintendo Wii balance board; Experimental group was given Nintendo Wii balance board therapy in combination with conventional physical therapy for 16 sessions/8 weeks Control group was conventional physical therapy which include stretching of the hamstrings, quadriceps and calf muscles. strengthening of the lower limb. Balance exercises include walk in parallel bar; Other Names: Conventional physical therapy
Experimental: Nintendo Wii balance board therapy; Nintendo Wii balance board therapy in combination with conventional physical therapy	Other: Nintendo Wii balance board; Experimental group was given Nintendo Wii balance board therapy in combination with conventional physical therapy for 16 sessions/8 weeks Control group was conventional physical therapy which include stretching of the hamstrings, quadriceps and calf muscles. strengthening of the lower limb. Balance exercises include walk in parallel bar; Other Names: Conventional physical therapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Effects of Nintendo Wii balance board in children with CP	Changes from the baseline. it was designed to measure the balance issues in children with pediatric balance scale and pediatric forward reach test. it consist of 14 items and total score of 56	8th week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Riphah International University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Wajiha Shahid, MS, Riphah International University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Rosenbaum P, Paneth N, Leviton A, Goldstein M, Bax M, Damiano D, Dan B, Jacobsson B. A report: the definition and classification of cerebral palsy April 2006. Dev Med Child Neurol Suppl. 2007 Feb;109:8-14. Erratum In: Dev Med Child Neurol. 2007 Jun;49(6):480.
• Gage JR, Novacheck TF. An update on the treatment of gait problems in cerebral palsy. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2001 Oct;10(4):265-74.
• Woollacott MH, Shumway-Cook A. Postural dysfunction during standing and walking in children with cerebral palsy: what are the underlying problems and what new therapies might improve balance? Neural Plast. 2005;12(2-3):211-9; discussion 263-72. doi: 10.1155/NP.2005.211.
• Novak I, Morgan C, Fahey M, Finch-Edmondson M, Galea C, Hines A, Langdon K, Namara MM, Paton MC, Popat H, Shore B, Khamis A, Stanton E, Finemore OP, Tricks A, Te Velde A, Dark L, Morton N, Badawi N. State of the Evidence Traffic Lights 2019: Systematic Review of Interventions for Preventing and Treating Children with Cerebral Palsy. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2020 Feb 21;20(2):3. doi: 10.1007/s11910-020-1022-z.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 15, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 15, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): June 25, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 14, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 14, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): July 19, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 19, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 14, 2022
• Last Verified: July 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Brain Damage, Chronic; Cerebral Palsy
• Other Study ID Numbers: REC/RCR & AHS/22/0706

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No