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The problem
Intervention: Action Observation Therapy (AOT) combining balance training with action observation videos showing motor tasks
Who it was tested with: Children aged 7-15 years with cerebral palsy (n=24, split into AOT n=12 and control n=12).
Children or communities are compared with a group that did not receive the intervention, or followed over years. This is the design that best separates what the intervention did from everything else that changed.
"Participants aged 7-15 years who met the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to either the AOT Group (n = 12) or the Control Group (n = 12). The AOT Group received balance training combined with action observation videos, whereas the Control Group received conventional balance training with non-motor videos and written instructions. Both groups participated in the same exercise program for 30 min per day, five days per week, for three weeks." While AOT modulated brain activation differently, it did not improve motor function beyond conventional training, indicating no additional benefit.
Small sample size (n=24 total), short intervention duration (3 weeks), no follow-up to assess persistence of effects, and lack of reporting on long-term functional outcomes or different cerebral palsy severity subgroups.
Across countries and designs
1 study · 0 countries
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