NCT06246318

Effects of VR in Children With DCD: Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of Virtual Reality in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 8 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to examine the effect of VR application on motor, cognitive and sensory-perceptual skills, and activity and participation levels in children with DCD. The hypotheses on which the study proposal is based are as follows: 1. H0: VR application has no effect on motor skills in children with DCD. H1: VR application has an effect on motor skills in children with DCD. 2. H0: VR application has no effect on cognitive skills in children with DCD. H1: VR application has an effect on cognitive skills in children with DCD. 3. H0: VR application has no effect on sensory-perception skills in children with DCD. H1: VR application has an effect on sensory-perception skills in children with DCD. 4. H0: VR application has no effect on the functional independence levels in daily living activities in children with DCD. H1: VR application has an effect on the functional independence levels in daily living activities in children with DCD. 5. H0: VR application has no effect on participation levels in children with DCD. H1: VR application has an effect on participation levels in children with DCD.

Detailed description

Within the scope of our aims; * To determine the gross motor skill levels of children with DCD and to obtain the effect of VR application on gross motor skill levels. * To determine the executive function skill levels of children with DCD and to obtain the effect of VR application on executive function skill levels. * To determine the sensory-perception skill levels of children with DCD and to obtain the effect of VR application on sensory-perception skill levels. * To determine the functional independence of children with DCD in daily life and to obtain the effect of VR application on their functional independence levels. * It is aimed to determine the participation levels of children with DCD and to obtain the effect of VR application on their participation levels.

Conditions

• Virtual Reality
• Developmental Coordination Disorder
• Visual Perceptual Weakness
• Motor Skills Disorders
• Sensory Disorder
• Executive Dysfunction
• Participation, Patient

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	virtual reality	The virtual reality protocol here is based on perceptual-motor activities, supported by Nintendo Wii resources. The user will be able to control a game character in a virtual environment using a remote control with a motion sensor. Wii Fit Plus requires the use of the Wii Balance Board that the player stands on during gameplay. The Wii Balance Board is not a wobbly balance board, but is able to detect and track the user's center of balance, a feature used extensively in the game. Wii Fit Plus includes more than 40 activities including yoga, strength training, aerobics and balance games. During the virtual reality application, different games will be preferred in each session depending on the duration of the games. Virtual reality application will be carried out in a corner prepared for virtual reality application in the room where the conventional occupational therapy session is held. Families have the right to observe and attend all sessions whenever they wish.
OTHER	conventional occupational therapy	Sensory integration and gross motor training approaches will be used in the conventional occupational therapy program. A manualized protocol based on Ayres sensory integration principles will be followed (Schaaf et al., 2012). The intervention will be carried out by a licensed occupational therapist trained in sensory integration. This approach suggests that if a child engages in individually adapted sensorimotor activities, the nervous system is better able to modulate, organize, and integrate sensory information and is also more likely to use sensory information in adaptive ways (Ayres, 1972). Components of the intervention include a sensory-rich, playful, child-centered approach, providing a decision challenge, and facilitating increasingly complex adaptive behaviors by engaging the child in individually tailored, developmentally appropriate play interactions

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-25
• Primary completion: 2024-03-30
• Completion: 2024-04-02
• First posted: 2024-02-07
• Last updated: 2024-04-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)