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A Pilot Study on Virtual Reality-based Rehabilitation for Children With Traumatic Brain Injuries
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating VR Executive Functions Training and VR Placebo Game for Traumatic Brain Injury. Completed, enrolled 27 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI) poses significant impairment in children's executive functions (EFs) for moderate to severe injuries, yet interventions specifically designed for children's EF rehabilitation post-TBI and rigorous clinical trials to establish the safety and efficacy of such interventions remain unavailable. In this study, the investigators will conduct a small-scale pilot randomized clinical trial to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of a novel virtual reality (VR)-based training program for EF rehabilitation for mild complicated to severe childhood TBI. Knowledge from this research will provide empirical evidence for a larger-scale RCT after the conclusion of this pilot study, with the aim to improve the long-term health and quality of life in children with TBI, as well as promote efficiency and effectiveness of future psychological rehabilitation for children with TBI.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The Windows 10-based VICT program invites children to rescue an animated character named "Lubdub" from a castle. The program consists of three challenging and child-friendly tasks that correspond to the three core EFs.
In this game, children in the control group will use the VR hand controller to cast different types of spells (bees, bouncy balls, sparkler spells) to objects in the virtual world. Objects in the VR world will all react differently to a spell being cast so as to provide children a relaxing and EF-free gaming experience.