CompletedNCT05464004Updated Jul 19, 2022

Effects of Nintendo Wii Balance Board in Children With Cerebral Palsy

An interventional study of Nintendo Wii balance board in Balance Problem and Cerebral Palsy, sponsored by Riphah International University. Completed at 1 site in Pakistan. Open to participants aged 7 Years to 14 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-07-19.

Sponsored by Riphah International University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

Registered 8 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Oct 2021, registered Jul 2022).

Phase: Not applicable
Study type: Interventional
Enrollment: 24
Allocation: Randomized
Ages: 7 Years to 14 Years
Sex: All

Study summary

I wan to check the effects of Nintendo Wii balance board therapy in children with CP.

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Evaluate the effects of Nintendo Wii balance board therapy in combination with conventional physical therapy.

Conditions studied

Balance Problem
Cerebral Palsy

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Lead sponsor

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Who can participate

Ages eligible: 7 Years to 14 Years
Sexes eligible: All
Accepts healthy volunteers: No

Inclusion criteria

children with age of 7-14 years. No history of falls. children able to stand independently. delays in gait development.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Children with hemiplegic CP. Comorbidities. children with lower limb contractures. hearing disorders. children with epilepsy.

Study design

Phase: Not applicable
Primary purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel assignment
Masking: Single (Investigator)
Enrollment: 24 participants (actual)

Study arms

Active comparator
conventional physical therapy
stretching, strengthening and balance exercises
Other: Nintendo Wii balance board
Experimental
Nintendo Wii balance board therapy
Nintendo Wii balance board therapy in combination with conventional physical therapy
Other: Nintendo Wii balance board

Interventions

OtherNintendo Wii balance board
Experimental group was given Nintendo Wii balance board therapy in combination with conventional physical therapy for 16 sessions/8 weeks Control group was conventional physical therapy which include stretching of the hamstrings, quadriceps and calf muscles. strengthening of the lower limb. Balance exercises include walk in parallel bar
Also known as: Conventional physical therapy

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

Effects of Nintendo Wii balance board in children with CP
Changes from the baseline. it was designed to measure the balance issues in children with pediatric balance scale and pediatric forward reach test. it consist of 14 items and total score of 56
Time frame: 8th week

Study locations

1 site

Rising Sun Institute
Lahore, Punjab 40050, Pakistan

References and documents

Publications

Rosenbaum P, Paneth N, Leviton A, Goldstein M, Bax M, Damiano D, Dan B, Jacobsson B. A report: the definition and classification of cerebral palsy April 2006. Dev Med Child Neurol Suppl. 2007 Feb;109:8-14. Erratum In: Dev Med Child Neurol. 2007 Jun;49(6):480. PubMed 17370477 ↗
Gage JR, Novacheck TF. An update on the treatment of gait problems in cerebral palsy. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2001 Oct;10(4):265-74. PubMed 11727367 ↗
Woollacott MH, Shumway-Cook A. Postural dysfunction during standing and walking in children with cerebral palsy: what are the underlying problems and what new therapies might improve balance? Neural Plast. 2005;12(2-3):211-9; discussion 263-72. doi: 10.1155/NP.2005.211. PubMed 16097489 ↗
Novak I, Morgan C, Fahey M, Finch-Edmondson M, Galea C, Hines A, Langdon K, Namara MM, Paton MC, Popat H, Shore B, Khamis A, Stanton E, Finemore OP, Tricks A, Te Velde A, Dark L, Morton N, Badawi N. State of the Evidence Traffic Lights 2019: Systematic Review of Interventions for Preventing and Treating Children with Cerebral Palsy. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2020 Feb 21;20(2):3. doi: 10.1007/s11910-020-1022-z. PubMed 32086598 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026

No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 19, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Registry details

Key details

Study ID: NCT05464004
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Responsible party: Sponsor
First posted: Jul 19, 2022
Start date: Oct 15, 2021
Primary completion: May 15, 2022
Completion: Jun 25, 2022
Last update: Jul 19, 2022

Study contacts

Wajiha Shahid, MS

principal investigator · Riphah International University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee: No
FDA-regulated drug: No
FDA-regulated device: No

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