Trial reportJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2017
Effect of virtual reality versus conventional physiotherapy on upper extremity function in children with obstetric brachial plexus injury.
Trial report in Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effectiveness of Armeo Spring Pediatric in Children With Narakas I Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injury
Effect of Modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy on Range of Motion, Function and Disability in Children With Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injury
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Virtual Reality for Upper Limb Rehabilitation in Patients With Obstetric Brachial Palsy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of Sensory- Motor Integration Training on Activities of Daily Living in Children with Erb's Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2026Trial
- Effect of task-oriented training assisted by force feedback hand rehabilitation robot on finger grasping function in stroke patients with hemiplegia: a randomised controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Trial
- Assessment of Pain, Quality of Life, and Impaction in Caregivers of Children with Obstetric Brachial Plexus Paralysis.Turkish archives of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Conservative Treatment of Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Personalized Use of an Adjustable Movement-Controlled Video Game in Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy during Physiotherapy Sessions at School: A Case Report.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A physiological signal database of children with different special needs for stress recognition.Scientific data · 2023Article
- Finding Effective Adjustment Levels for Upper Limb Exergames: Focus Group Study With Children With Physical Disabilities.JMIR serious games · 2023Article
- A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials on Virtual Reality Application in Pediatric Patients.Cureus · 2022Review
- Rehabilitation of a Child with Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy: Case Report Described by Parents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Design to Assist Better Youthhood for Adolescents with Lower-Limb Disability through Virtual Reality Sports.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Conventional and Virtual Reality Mirror Therapies in Upper Obstetric Brachial Palsy: A Randomized Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectivesThe objective was to evaluate the effects of virtual reality versus conventional physiotherapy on upper extremity function in children with obstetric brachial plexus injury.
methodsForty children with Erb's palsy were selected for this randomized controlled study. They were assigned randomly to either group A (conventional physiotherapy program) or group B (virtual reality program using Armeo® spring for 45 min three times/week for 12 successive weeks). Mallet system scores for shoulder function and shoulder abduction, and external rotation range of motion (ROM) were obtained; shoulder abductor, and external rotators isometric strength were evaluated pre-and post-treatment using Mallet scoring system, standard universal goniometer, and handheld dynamometer.
resultsThe results of this study indicate that the children in both groups showed improvement in shoulder functions post-treatment with greater improvements in group B. The abduction muscle strength after treatment was 8.53 and 11.3 Nm for group A and group B, respectively. The external rotation muscle strength after treatment was 5.88 and 7.45 Nm for group A and group B, respectively.
conclusionsThe virtual reality program is a significantly more effective than conventional physiotherapy program in improving the upper extremity functions in children with obstetric brachial plexus injury.
Indexed as
Identifiers
29199193PMC5749040What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.