Clinical trial NCT06769178: How Much Virtual Reality Intervention Improve the Balance of Patients with Cerebral Palsy
Official title: Effect of Virtual Reality-Based Interventions on Clinical and Neuroplasticity, Brain Functional Resting State Networks in Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cerebral Palsy
Keywords: adult cerebral palsy
functional magnetic reasonance imaging
virtual reality
becure systems
balance
resting state functional magnetic reasonance imaging
Lead sponsor: Yeditepe University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-01-10
Enrollment: 24
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The purpose of this clinical study is to investigate how effective virtual reality applications are in adult cerebral palsy rehabilitation.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Do virtual reality interventions (of Becure Balance and Becure Wesense Systems) improve balance and is this improvement reflected in the clinic? Is there a change in brain functional resting state networks after virtual reality interventions?


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Being diagnosed with unilateral spastic type cerebral palsy (hemiplegic type) / Being between the ages of 18-30 / Being able to walk independently (GMFCS I-II) / Not having Botox application in the last six months / Not using any medication that will affect the study process

Exclusion Criteria:

Having a history of epileptic attacks / Having \>2 spasticity in any joint according to the modified Ashworth scale / Having severe depression according to the Beck Depression Inventory /Having hearing-vision problems

Primary outcomes:
measure: Muscle Strength Assessment
timeFrame: up to 8 weeks
measure: Timed Up and Go Test (TUG)
timeFrame: up to 8 weeks
measure: Berg Balance Scale (BBS)
timeFrame: up to 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: fMRI scan
timeFrame: up to 8 weeks
Other outcomes:
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