50 Participants Needed

GO MOVE Home Program for Cerebral Palsy

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HR
Overseen ByHeather Roberts, PhD
Age: < 18
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Academic
Sponsor: Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the acceptability and efficacy of Go Move, a mobile website developed to assist youth with unilateral cerebral palsy and their caregivers with setting goals and selecting exercises and activities to meet the goals. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * Is Go Move accepted by youth with unilateral cerebral palsy and their caregivers? * Does Go Move support goal attainment for youth with unilateral cerebral palsy? Participants will set up and participate in a goal-driven home program using the Go Move mobile website. Participants will spend 1 hour and 15 minutes per week for 6 weeks working on their home program and will complete pre-intervention and post-intervention assessments.

Will I have to stop taking my current medications?

The trial information does not specify whether you need to stop taking your current medications. It seems focused on using a mobile website for exercises, so it's unlikely that medication changes are required.

What data supports the effectiveness of the GO MOVE Home Program for Cerebral Palsy treatment?

Research shows that using virtual reality (VR) as part of therapy can help improve motor skills in children with cerebral palsy. Studies have found that VR can enhance upper-limb function and gross motor skills, suggesting that the GO MOVE program, which uses VR, may be effective for similar improvements.12345

Is the GO MOVE Home Program for Cerebral Palsy safe for humans?

The research articles do not provide specific safety data for the GO MOVE Home Program or its variations, but one study mentions investigating the safety of virtual reality combined with other treatments for children with cerebral palsy.678910

How is the GO MOVE Home Program treatment different from other treatments for cerebral palsy?

The GO MOVE Home Program is unique because it offers individualized, interactive training for children with cerebral palsy through the internet, allowing for intensive and prolonged therapy at home, which is not typically possible with standard in-person treatments.211121314

Research Team

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Angela Shierk, PhD

Principal Investigator

Scottish Rite for Children

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for children and teens aged 3-17 with unilateral cerebral palsy who can follow directions, use a personal device to access the Go Move website, and are not restricted by their doctor from daily activities. It's open to all ethnic/racial groups. Those with severe visual impairments, uncontrolled epilepsy, or behavioral issues cannot participate.

Inclusion Criteria

All ethnic/racial groups eligible to participate
I am between 3 and 17 years old.
I can walk without limitations or with some limitations.
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Exclusion Criteria

I cannot follow the study's required assessments or home activities.
I have epilepsy that is not well-controlled.
I have major difficulty seeing.
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Timeline

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2 weeks

Pre-intervention Assessment

Participants complete pre-intervention assessments including COPM, GAS Light, MACS, and demographic information

2 weeks

Treatment

Participants engage in a goal-driven home program using the Go Move mobile website for 6 weeks

6 weeks
Weekly home program participation

Post-intervention Assessment

Participants complete post-intervention assessments including COPM, GAS Light, and MARS

2 weeks

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after treatment

4 weeks

Treatment Details

Interventions

  • Go Move
Trial OverviewThe study tests the acceptability and effectiveness of 'Go Move', a mobile site designed to help youth with unilateral cerebral palsy set goals and choose exercises. Participants will engage in a home program for over an hour weekly for six weeks while using Go Move.
Participant Groups
1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Go Move Home ProgramExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Goal driven home program

Find a Clinic Near You

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Lead Sponsor

Trials
23
Recruited
9,000+

Findings from Research

A new virtual rehabilitation tool was tested on two adolescent patients with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy, showing significant improvements in upper-limb motor function as measured by the box and block test scores after 2 weeks of intervention.
The results indicated high effectiveness, with nonoverlap of all pairs indices of 0.95 and 0.93 for the paretic hand, suggesting that the virtual reality intervention can be a promising treatment option for enhancing motor skills in CP patients.
A new virtual reality tool for unilateral cerebral palsy rehabilitation: two single-case studies.Dinomais, M., Veaux, F., Yamaguchi, T., et al.[2018]
In a pilot study involving 11 children with cerebral palsy, the group that underwent a 1-week virtual reality (VR) intervention followed by a 6-week home active video gaming (AVG) program did not show significant improvements in gross motor skills compared to the AVG-only group.
The AVG-only group showed a significant improvement in gross motor function, while the VR + AVG group experienced a notable decrease in walking distance, indicating that the combination of VR and AVG may not be beneficial and could even be counterproductive.
Active Video Gaming for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Does a Clinic-Based Virtual Reality Component Offer an Additive Benefit? A Pilot Study.Levac, D., McCormick, A., Levin, MF., et al.[2018]
In a study involving 32 children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy, a combination of modified constraint-induced movement therapy and virtual reality led to significant improvements in upper limb function, including limb use, movement quality, and speed and dexterity after 18 hours of training over 4 weeks.
These improvements were not only significant immediately after the treatment but were also maintained three months later, suggesting that this combined therapy could be an effective long-term rehabilitation strategy.
Effects of modified constraint-induced movement therapy in virtual environment on upper-limb function in children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy: a randomised controlled trial.Rostami, HR., Arastoo, AA., Nejad, SJ., et al.[2012]

References

A new virtual reality tool for unilateral cerebral palsy rehabilitation: two single-case studies. [2018]
Active Video Gaming for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Does a Clinic-Based Virtual Reality Component Offer an Additive Benefit? A Pilot Study. [2018]
Effects of modified constraint-induced movement therapy in virtual environment on upper-limb function in children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy: a randomised controlled trial. [2012]
Virtual reality as a therapeutic modality for children with cerebral palsy. [2022]
Virtual rehabilitation in a school setting: is it feasible for children with cerebral palsy? [2014]
A randomized controlled trial of web-based training to increase activity in children with cerebral palsy. [2017]
Motor training for young children with cerebral palsy: A single-blind randomized controlled trial. [2023]
Does virtual reality training using the Xbox Kinect have a positive effect on physical functioning in children with spastic cerebral palsy? A case series. [2019]
iMOVE: Intensive Mobility training with Variability and Error compared to conventional rehabilitation for young children with cerebral palsy: the protocol for a single blind randomized controlled trial. [2023]
Effect of virtual reality combined with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on musculoskeletal pain and motor development in children with spastic cerebral palsy: a protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial. [2023]
Feasibility of a Home-Based Action Observation Training for Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: An Explorative Study. [2020]
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In-home virtual reality videogame telerehabilitation in adolescents with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. [2022]
Twenty weeks of home-based interactive training of children with cerebral palsy improves functional abilities. [2018]
Individualized, home-based interactive training of cerebral palsy children delivered through the Internet. [2021]