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Training Upper Limbs of Neurodiverse Children by Connecting Brain Activities to a Virtual Reality Based Game
Sponsor: University of Nebraska
Summary
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.
Official title: Enhancing Upper Extremity Rehabilitation in Neurodiverse Children: Brain-Computer Interface Mediated Neurofeedback and Virtual Reality for Improved Engagement and Training Quality
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
6 Years - 17 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
51
Start Date
2025-07-30
Completion Date
2028-06
Last Updated
2026-09-03
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)-HABIT-VR
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)
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.
Locations (1)
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Omaha, Nebraska, United States