Serious Game-based Intervention in Gait Rehabilitation for Children With Cerebral Palsy
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Fondation Ellen Poidatz
- Where
- Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, FranceSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 14 people, planned
- Started
- 15 Apr 2021
- Planned end
- 31 Dec 2025
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Serious game ARROW CP
- Treadmill
- Record updated
- 24 August 2025
Who can take part
- Age
- 10 years to 18 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- A clinical diagnosis of CP mentioned in the medical record
- Minor child for the entire duration of the protocol, i.e. between 10 and 17 years of age (the child must be less than 18 years of age at the time of the last check-up scheduled 1 year after inclusion in the study)
- Global Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I to III
- Functional Mobility Scale 50 meters rating superior or equal to 2 (ability to walk on 50m using a walker or frame without help from another person)
- Ability to cooperate, understand and follow simple instructions to play
- Patient affiliated to the French social security system
- Voluntary patient whose parents have given their consent for their child to participate in the study
- Patient who has undergone multisite surgery of the lower limbs including bone procedures at least 7 weeks before the start of the procedure
Who cannot take part
- A diagnosis of photosensitive epilepsy mentioned in the medical file AND/OR a mention in the child's medical file or by the parents or by the child of a history of epileptic seizures occurring during the practice of a video game
- A visual, cognitive or auditory impairment at a level that would interfere with playing the game. The patient must have normal or corrected vision and hearing
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 10 and 18 years old?
Where in France
- Fondation Ellen PoidatzSaint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, FranceContact: Eric Desailly, PhDTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Cerebral palsy (CP) is defined as a group of movement and posture disorders that cause activity limitation due to brain damage during fetal development or in the first year of life. Motor activities, and in particular walking, can be affected by many factors including sensory deficits, biomechanical and postural limitations, muscle weakness and spasticity. Theories of gait training guide rehabilitation management strategies. Among these, intensification, variability and specific training of walking parameters (speed, step length, cadence) have shown their effectiveness. Delivering sensory feedback during gait rehabilitation exercises is a complementary approach to improve motor learning during rehabilitation. On the other hand, motivation is a key factor in the success of rehabilitation. The addition of walking exercises performed through a serious game in augmented reality (AR) appears relevant for the rehabilitation of children with CP after surgery.
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The serious game ARRoW-CP is based on the latest advances in the literature in terms of gait rehabilitation protocol but also on the results of a clinical study conducted by our team, to identify the best feedback modalities to be delivered during the serious rehabilitation game.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Control groupExisting treatment, for comparison
Classic rehab (physio including strength rehab, fitness, motor activity...) + treadmill gait training 3\*/week/4weeks: 5 minutes of warm-up with gradual increase in treadmill speed, max 20 minutes of walking at 80% of maximum speed, 5 minutes of active recovery with gradual decrease in treadmill speed. (protocol from Grecco et al.)
Treatment: Treadmill
- Test groupTreatment being tested
Classic rehab - same as control group - (physio including strength rehab, fitness, motor activity...) + overground ARROW CP gait training 3\*/week/4weeks: walking sprint session at maximal speed with gradual increase in number of repetitions over the weeks. (protocol from Verschuren et al.)
Treatment: Serious game ARROW CP
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Serious Game-based Intervention in Gait Rehabilitation for Children With Cerebral Palsy: Randomized Control Trial
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT04837105, who can take part
- Record updated
- 24 August 2025