RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06818877

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

Enhancing Upper Extremity Rehabilitation in Neurodiverse Children: Brain-Computer Interface Mediated Neurofeedback and Virtual Reality for Improved Engagement and Training Quality

Sponsor

University of Nebraska

Enrollment

51 participants

Start Date

Jul 30, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy Healthy Children CP (Cerebral Palsy)CP

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.

Eligibility

Min Age: 6 YearsMax Age: 17 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This clinical trial is studying a medical device called Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)-HABIT-VR and a medical device called Hand and Bimanual Intensive Therapy Virtual Reality (HABIT-VR) for people with cp (cerebral palsy), cerebral palsy children, and other related conditions. The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location.

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Interventions

DEVICEBrain-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.

DEVICEHand 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.