A Registry Based Randomized-Controlled Trial of an Upper Limb Exergaming Intervention for Children and Adolescents With Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Conditions de participation

• Sexe:

  ALL

• Âges admissibles:

  8 to 18

Critères de participation

Inclusion Criteria:

* Confirmed genetic diagnosis of 5q SMA
* Age at screening: Aged 8-18 years old
* Participant is able to stay seated independently without support for at least 10 seconds
* Participants has a score of at least 2 points in entry item A of the RULM (i.e., "Can raise 1 or 2 hands to the mouth but cannot raise a 200 g weight in it to the mouth")
* Treated with disease-modifying therapy
* Signed ICF

Exclusion Criteria:

* Inability to comply with study procedures according to the site investigator, prior to randomization
* Severe scoliosis or contractures that would interfere with gameplay or with successful completion of functional assessments, as confirmed by the clinical evaluator
* Planned orthopedic surgery 6 months prior to or throughout intervention and follow-up period (16 weeks post randomization)
* Inability to read in English or French