Thursday, May 7, 2015

Rapid Review: Commercial Gaming Systems for Neurorehabilitation

Commercial Gaming Systems for Neurorehabilitation: Clinical Effectiveness
Published February 18th, 2015 by CADTH

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This rapid review is provided by the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health. CADTH reviews drugs, devices, tests and treatments. Rapid reviews are an increasingly popular product, with a turn-around in as little as 3 days.

Objective: What is the evidence of clinical effectiveness of commercial gaming systems for patients undergoing neurorehabilitation?

PICO

  • Patients undergoing rehabilitation therapy (acquired or traumatic brain injury, stroke, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, etc.)
  • Intervention Use of commercial gaming systems (e.g., Xbox, Kinect, Wii, Wii Fit, etc.)
  • Comparator None, or any other established method of neurorehabilitation
  • Outcomes Clinical benefits: improved function outcomes (e.g., upper extremity function, range of motion, strength, coordination, balance, mobility, gait, etc.)
  • Study Designs Health technology assessments, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, randomized controlled trials, non-randomized studies.

Process: Searches identified six systematic reviews and seventeen randomized controlled trials that were suitable for inclusion.

Outcomes: Each article is summarized in a table; general conclusions are not drawn.