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Training Upper Limbs of Neurodiverse Children by Connecting Brain Activities to a Virtual Reality Based Game

Sponsor: University of Nebraska • ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06818877

Registry updated: 2026-09-03
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Description

This study is testing ways to help children with cerebral palsy (CP) improve how their hands work. Investigators want to see if brain activity using a virtual reality (VR) program can make their hands work better. The program is called Hand and Bimanual Intensive Therapy Virtual Reality (HABIT-VR). Investigators will compare how well HABIT-VR works to a simple VR program. In the study a VR game will be played and participants in the treatment group, will have hand muscles gently stimulated to help the joints move.

Interventions

  • Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)-HABIT-VR (Device)
    Recent research indicates that running a camp using virtual reality (VR) software designed for a technique called hand-arm bimanual Intensive Training (HABIT) can help improve movement planning and execution in children with cerebral palsy (CP). In this study, investigators aim to combine brain activity monitoring (known as Brain-Computer Interface Neurofeedback, or BCI-NFT) to aid the rehabilitation of upper limb movements in children with CP. Furthermore, this new VR system (BCI-HABIT-VR) effects on brain activity and arm movement skills will be compared to the traditional HABIT-VR program.
  • Hand and Bimanual Intensive Therapy Virtual Reality (HABIT-VR) (Device)
    Participants will engage in a virtual reality (VR) game designed to train upper limbs. A wristband, called the Empatica E4, will be worn which will help measure various factors such as heart rate, sweat levels, and skin temperature. Additionally, the upper limb movements during the game will be measured. There will be no brain activity recording for this group.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria * Children with cerebral palsy * Aged 6 to 17 * Unilateral and bilateral cerebral palsy (Hemiplegic or Diplegic cerebral palsy) * Manual Ability Classification System Score (MACS) between I-IV. * Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels ranging from I to III. * Ability to follow verbal instructions * Typically developing children * Aged 6 to 17 * Good physical health * Ability to follow verbal instructions Exclusion Criteria * Children with cerebral palsy * Other conditions leading to the inability to move the upper extremity or handle objects * Visual impairments preventing the performance of intervention and testing tasks * Received an intensive therapeutic intervention involving upper extremities, botulinum toxin in an upper extremity within the past 6 months, or any upper extremity surgery in the past year * Typically developing children * Chronic illnesses or medical conditions that could impact their development * Significant behavioral or emotional issues that could indicate developmental disorders or psychological conditions * Diagnosed developmental disorders \[e.g., autism, Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities\]

Conditions

Healthy Children CP (Cerebral Palsy) CP Cerebral Palsy

Locations

  • University of Nebraska Medical Center, Munroe-Meyer Institute — Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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Official Source

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