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EMMVIES Walking Training at Home in Virtual Reality for Children With Chronic Illnesses Affecting Physical Health
Led by University Hospital, Angers · Updated on 2025-12-31
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
N/A
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This research aims to evaluate a new home-based walking training program using virtual reality for children aged 6 to 17 years with chronic health conditions that affect their physical abilities, such as cerebral palsy, neuromuscular diseases, and obesity. These conditions can cause difficulties in muscles, breathing, and heart function, impacting daily activities and quality of life. The study focuses on improving walking and physical function through a specialized program designed for children's needs. The intervention being studied is the EMMVIES program, which uses a connected treadmill called AMY, developed specifically for pediatric use. This treadmill includes sensors, a safety system, and interacts with a tablet application and virtual reality headset to engage children at home. The program involves three 30-minute walking sessions each week over 10 weeks, with a focus on making physical activity accessible and enjoyable in a home setting. Participants will take part in assessments at the start, after 10 weeks, and again at 20 weeks to measure muscle strength, walking ability, balance, motor functions, quality of life, daily activities, and user experience with the virtual reality system. Researchers will use various tests and questionnaires to monitor progress and tolerance. The total involvement includes the training period and follow-up assessments to understand the program's effects and feasibility for children with these chronic conditions.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
EMMVIES : Walking Training at Home in VIrtual Reality for Children With Chronic Illnesses Impacting Physical Health
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patient aged 6 to 17 years at date of inclusion
- Able to walk for 5 minutes on a treadmill with or without body weight support, with or without technical aids
- Able to understand and play virtual reality games (immersive or non-immersive)
- Able to answer questionnaires
- Affiliated to or benefiting from a social security scheme
- Informed consent signed by parents or guardians (if minors)
- Included in a care program specific to their chronic condition for at least 6 months
- For cerebral palsy group: diagnosis of CP, functional level II or III on GMFCS, goal to improve gait or gross motor function
- For obesity group: overweight or obese with BMI above IOTF-25 percentile, aim to increase physical activity, no history of hip pathology
- For neuromuscular group: diagnosis of specific neuromuscular diseases, functional level 2 to 6 on Walton scale or 3 to 7 on Vignos scale, goal to improve walking or gross motor skills
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients weighing over 100 kg
- For children aged 6 to 11: issues with stereoscopic vision, unstabilized epilepsy, recent facial trauma (<3 months), hearing or visual impairment, pain, dizziness or nausea caused by immersive virtual reality
- Surgery within the last 3 months
- Recent intramuscular botulinum toxin injections in lower limbs or intensive therapy within 3 months prior to inclusion
- Planned non-routine therapeutic program within 5 months that could interfere with the study
- Insufficient understanding of French language
- Child or adolescent opposition to participation
- Persons deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision
- Persons under compulsory psychiatric care
- Persons under legal protection
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 10 weeks
Participants take part in the EMMVIES home walking training program using virtual reality, with sessions designed to improve physical health.
3 sessions per week, each lasting 30 minutes
Duration - 10 weeks
Participants undergo assessments to evaluate muscle strength, motor functions, walking ability, balance, quality of life, and user experience after completing the training program.
Assessments at 10 weeks and 20 weeks after inclusion
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Les Capucins
Angers, France
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Mickaël DINOMAIS, MD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
1
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