Effect of Virtual Reality on Balance in Autism

NCT ID: NCT06094335

Last Updated: 2023-10-23

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 53 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-03-10
• Study Completion Date: 2023-10-12

Brief Summary

Children with ASD have poorer postural balance when compared to normal individuals. So, The aim of this study is to assess the effect of Virtual Reality on postural control in Autistic children

Detailed Description

Autism spectrum disorders are a collection of persistent neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by difficulties in social interactions, communication, and repetitive, stereotyped, and restricting behaviors. Movement problems can occur throughout infancy and are one of the early indications of autism. Furthermore, movement impairments are the most often observed nonverbal deficits in autistic children.

Postural stability is described as the capacity to maintain an upright posture by keeping the body's center of gravity over its base of support with little swaying or maximal steadiness, and it is considered a fundamental skill required for normal motor development.

Virtual Reality has been used in the field of balance rehabilitation and training because of its relatively low cost and enjoyment. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to study the effect of VR on balance in children with ASD.

Conditions

Autism

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Study

Virtual reality plus traditional physical therapy

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual reality rehabilitation

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Children in this group received Virtual Reality Rehabilitation plus traditional physical therapy

Traditional physical therapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

Flexibility exercises, strengthening exercises, endurance exercises, and postural stability exercises

Control

Traditional physical therapy

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Traditional physical therapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

Flexibility exercises, strengthening exercises, endurance exercises, and postural stability exercises

Interventions

Virtual reality rehabilitation

Children in this group received Virtual Reality Rehabilitation plus traditional physical therapy

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Traditional physical therapy

Flexibility exercises, strengthening exercises, endurance exercises, and postural stability exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Mild ASD

Exclusion Criteria

• Taking medication affect motor
• Had a head injury, genetic disorder, blindness, fracture

• Minimum Eligible Age: 6 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Batterjee Medical College

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Mohamed A. Abdel Ghafar

Professor of physical therapy

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Mohamed A Abdel Ghafar, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Batterjee Medical College

Locations

Local Autism Center

Jeddah, , Saudi Arabia

Countries

Saudi Arabia

Other Identifiers

VRR

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id