Effectiveness of Video-Game-Based Therapy to Improve Hand Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Mátyás Vezér, Orsolya Gresits, Marie Anne Engh, Bence Szabó, Zsolt Molnár, Péter Hegyi, Tamás Terebessy, Stephen D Ginsberg · 2024
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Description
Hungarian clinicians pooled trials on video game therapy for hand skills in children with cerebral palsy. This brain condition, present from birth or early life, can stiffen and weaken the hands. Game-based drills may hold a child focus far longer than plain drills, which could build grip and fine hand control. Past trials were small and mixed, so a pooled read was due.
The team searched five databases in January 2024 and kept 22 trials with 785 children in all. Game therapy beat standard therapy on grasp, on hand skill polls, and on a broad hand test set. Gains on grip strength and fine finger tasks were less clear. Bias risk was high in two trials, which tempers the claim. The authors back game drills as a helpful add-on, with more large trials still needed.
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| CREATOR | Mátyás Vezér, Orsolya Gresits, Marie Anne Engh, Bence Szabó, Zsolt Molnár, Péter Hegyi, Tamás Terebessy, Stephen D Ginsberg |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |