Rehabilitation Specific Gaming in CP
Cerebral Palsy
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Cerebral Palsy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Bilateral Spastic CP
- Gross Motor Function Classification (GMFCS) level III-IV,
- Aged between 6 and 15y
- Standardly receive physiotherapy at an intensity of minimally 2 times per week, 45 minutes per session.
Exclusion Criteria:
- received multilevel surgery in the previous year
- IQ <70
- visual acuity <3/10
Sites / Locations
- UZ Leuven
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
No Intervention
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Control period
Intervention period
Wash-out period
In this group conventional physiotherapy of the child will be continued and the therapist will be asked not to use any gaming activities. Also during the control period, the frequency and duration of the therapy sessions will not be influenced by the researchers.
In this group the usual individual physiotherapy program of the child will be continued as performed before the study and will be executed by the child's usual, familiar physiotherapist. The therapist will be asked to use the rehabilitation-specific gaming software every therapy session, for at least 15 to 20 minutes. The therapist will receive an extensive introduction and demonstration of the software and the researchers will participate in at least one therapy session.
The wash-out period is considered after each intervention period. As during the control period, therapy will be continued as usual during the washout-period but no gaming is allowed during therapy.